Police confirm arrest of 2 Boko Haram commanders in Taraba
(Nigeria) The Taraba State Police Command, has confirmed the
arrest of two wanted Boko Haram commanders in the state.
One of the commanders, Ali Audu was arrested in Tella,
Gassol Local Government Area of the state while the other Abdulmumini Abdullahi
was nabbed in Bali LGA.
The Commissioner of Police, Mr Shaba Alkali, made the
announcement on Wednesday in Jalingo at a press conference.
He said that the two men had been handed over to the
military in Yobe.
``We have arrested two confirmed Boko Haram commanders in
Gassol and Bali local government areas of the state. The command have since
handed over the two kingpins, Ali Audu, alias Dungu and Abdulmumini Abdullahi
from Yadi Burni in Yobe to the military base in Yobe," he said.
Alkali said that Audu was arrested on February 22 in Tella
and transferred to Yobe on the 23, while Abdullahi was arrested in Bali on
March 5 and transferred to Yobe military base on March 7.
The CP also confirmed the death of seven persons in the
ongoing communal crisis in Ibi Local government area of the state.
He vowed to deal with the perpetrators including their
sponsors no matter how highly placed they might be.
He said the command had already deployed enough men to
contain the situation and restore normalcy to the area.
Alkali appealed to the public to feel free to provide the
command with timely information to enable it tackle crime in the state.
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