“The arrest
and capture of the caretaker chairman and the wanted Boko Haram commander took
place on Friday night following a tip off,” the source said.
The Nigerian
Army operating under ‘Operation Lafiya Dole’ in Borno and other north-eastern
states has arrested one of the most-wanted Boko Haram insurgent in the state.
The chairman
was also arrested for hiding the top Boko Haram Commander, whose identity is
yet to be revealed, in his house at 1000 housing estate along
Maiduguri-Damaturu- Kano road, the Vanguard reports.
The report
quoted sources living in the estate as saying the chairman's arrest was not
surprising since many of the sect members have fled the Sambisa Forest where
they lived for years while carrying out attacks.
The report
describes that local government as about 40 kilometres drive from Maiduguri the
state's capital.
The report
quoted a neighbour of the politician as saying that soldiers and some security
operatives stormed the house after an intelligence report that the top Boko
Haram commander was with him.
The chairman
and the Boko Haram commander are being detained in a military facility for
investigation.
The report
said the spokesperson of the police, Victor Isuku, could not be reached on
phone, that a top security officer confirmed the incident.
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