A Boko Haram sponsor
suspected impersonating as a military brigadier general was arrested.
The Nigerian Army in a
statement on Tuesday said that Hussaini was arrested by soldiers of the 33rd
Artillery Brigade in Bauchi State during a raid.
The statement read, “The 33
Artillery Brigade, Nigerian Army, has recorded another landmark success in the
ongoing Operation Zaman Lafiyah as troops of the brigade recently arrested one
Aliyu Hussaini, popularly known as Colonel, a suspected Boko Haram terrorist
and an Impostor who has been parading himself as a Brigadier-General in the
Nigerian Army.
“The troops, who were
acting on a tip-off, said Aliyu Hussaini was a sponsor and also a member of the
Boko Haram terrorist organisation. (They) carried out a raid operation, which
led to the successful arrest of Aliyu and another suspected Boko Haram member,
one Ibrahim Mohammed, who is also known as Yuram.
“It was later gathered that
Aliyu had been defrauding innocent citizens (with the claim) that he was a
general in the Nigerian Army.”
The military had earlier
today announced the arrest a financier of the terror group in Bama, Borno
State. It was reported that the sum of one million naira and other items were
found on the suspect.
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