Suspected Boko Haram member arrested in Sapele
(Nigeria) A middle-aged man suspected to be a member of the
Boko Haram sect has been apprehended in Sapele, Delta State, by officers of the
19 Battalion of Nigerian Army.
The suspect, Bukar Abacha, was arrested shortly after he
arrived the popular Hausa quarters in Sapele.
A senior army officer who did not want his name mentioned,
said on Thursday that a member of the Arewa community gave the information
to``Operation Pulo Shield.’’
The Borno-state born suspect was, thereafter, handed over to
the Army Headquarters in Abuja for further interrogation, the senior officer
said.
The officer said that the suspect was on the wanted list of
the army
He said that a sensitisation exercise tagged ``show of force
confidence building patrol’’ had been inaugurated.
``The exercise is aimed at disarming all acts of
criminalities such as, kidnapping, pipeline vandalism, illegal oil bunkering
and killing of innocent citizens in the area.
``Before the arrest, community leaders informed us that the
suspect was looking strange, psychologically imbalance and uncomfortable in
their midst that called for his doubt as one of them,’’ he said.
The officer urged the people to give the army necessary
intelligent information that would assist to effectively stamp out crime in the
society.
He urged residents to report people with questionable
character or strange movement of persons in their domains.
The army pasted lists of names, containing 100 wanted Boko
Haram suspects in some strategic places in Sapele metropolis.
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