Soldiers on internal security operations in Yobe State,
have arrested four suspected Boko Haram terrorists at Kurnari and
Nayinawa villages on the outskirts of Damaturu, the state capital.
The suspects, among them Muhammadu Damina, 40, and
his 15-year-old son, Isah Muhammadu, alongside Bukar Waziri, 25, and
Mammade Lawan, 20, were said to have been arrested by troops of 233
Battalion, 27 Task Force Brigade of Operation LAFIYA DOLE in conjunction
with vigilante groups on routine patrol.
The terrorists, who were said to be on the run, were
spotted by the soldiers who were on patrol of the area told the soldiers
upon their arrest that they were from Buk and Talala villages,
respectively.
A statement by the Director, Army Public Relations,
Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman says, “During preliminary investigation, they
claimed that they were fleeing from the terrorists’ hideout at Talala
and Buk in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State because of the
unbearable military’s onslaughts and bombardments on their various
locations”.
He also said troops of 33 Brigade on Operation FOREST
KUNAMA II, arrested a robbery suspect, Salisu Ibrahim, along
Bauchi-Gombe road, adding that the terrorists and robbery suspects were
undergoing further investigation by military authorities.
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