ARMY, POLICE ARREST MORE WANTED BOKO HARAM TERRORIST’S KINGPINS.
As the countdown to the military’s resolve to end Boko Haram insurgency by December continues, troops of 101 Task Force Battalion, 7 Division Garrison, yesterday, along Lagos Street Maiduguri, Borno State, arrested yet another declared wanted Boko Haram terrorists leader.
An Army Statement signed by Colonel Sani Usman said “The suspect who gave his name as Abubakar Sadiq, works as night watchman to one Muhammad Daggash.
“A closer look at him shows that he was suspect number 28 among the 100 suspected Boko Haram terrorists that were declared by the Nigerian Army last month.
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“In a related development, the Nigeria Police, Borno State Command, arrested yet another suspected Boko Haram kingpin, Mohammed Usman, at Abuja Talakawa Ward of Maiduguri metropolis, Borno state yesterday.
“The suspect who marches the photograph of suspect Number 40 on the poster containing the photographs of the wanted suspected Boko Haraam terrorists, was arrested after painstaking effort and tracking by the police.
“There is no doubt that the arrests of the suspected terrorists are important milestones which show the synergy of effort in the fight against terrorism and insurgency in Nigeria among the security agencies and the public.
“The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai commended the vigilant troops and the Nigeria Police in particular, Borno State Command, for their great efforts.
“The Nigerian Army wishes to reiterate that as we move for the final onslaught against Boko Haram terrorists, there is the urgent need for all of us to be more vigilant and security conscious.”.
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