Army Arrests Three More Wanted Boko Haram Kingpins In Yobe

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The Nigerian Army has arrested three more Boko Haram kingpins declared among the most 100 wanted suspects.

The 27 Task Force Brigade Commander, Col. Dahiru Bako, disclosed at a news conference in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital yesterday.

He said one of the suspects was arrested in Jakusko while two others were arrested in the state capital.

“The suspect arrested in Damaturu is a tailor operating at the Don Etiebet Housing Estate, but we cannot disclosed the identity”, he said.

The Commander said a woman carrying suspicious items was also arrested in Damaturu and appealed for more cooperation between the military and civilians.

According to Col. Bako, the army had destroyed the sect’s major camps including Markas, Timbuktu and Fallujah and other smaller cells in Shangamari, Ngirmai, Shamko and Jamtari all in Alagarno forest bordering Borno and Yobe.

“The insurgents are highly on the run and now filtering into the communities, we therefore appeal to the communities to be vigilant, fish them out and report suspicious persons and movements in their midst to security agencies”, he said.

The Brigade Commander noted that the closure of weekly markets in the state has blocked the chain of supply to the group which had made life difficult for them.

He, however, pleaded with the general public to bear with the restriction order on the markets and the stop and search operations currently enforced by the army.

Col. Bako also urged members of the public to monitor movements around motor parks and ATM galleries and report suspicious characters to security authorities.