Scores Of Boko Haram Members Disguised As Refugees Arrested In Maiduguri

Suspected Boko Haram Insurgents,
who fled Bama alongside IDPs and
formed a syndicate along Bama road
at Yanshayi, in Maiduguri, the Borno
state capital have been rounded up
by security operative. While many
were arrested others escaped and
are at large at the moment.

Those who were arrested were
brought to the headquarters of
sector 3 around Gidan Madara 'Milk
shop' on Tuesday evening before
they were moved by soldiers to
Giwa Barracks in Maiduguri.

A civilian JTF, who identified himself
as Tanimu Shuiabu told our reporter
that, they have been arresting
members of the Boko Haram
insurgents who escaped during and
encounter with the Nigerian military
and stormed Maiduguri, the Borno
state capital as IDPs.

According to him, " Those who were
today arrested were said to have
been seen on several occasions
planning mischief. They have been
kept under close watch until when
we found out that, they were
members of Boko Haram who came
from Bama with the IDPs"

Asked on how they were able to
establish that those who were
arrested were members of the
Islamic sect,. Tanimu said, " they
had guns. They never wanted
anybody around to be friends with
them and they would always leave
other IDPs for private meetings.

" When they were confronted by
other IDPs over their nocturnal
meetings, they told them that they
were only planning on how to go
back to Bama, saying that it was
better to go back than to continue to
live under the present harsh
situation and that their major
concern was how to get back to
Bama through Konduga.

"Also one of the IDPs who saw them
with guns sneaked and told some of
our boys (civilian JTF) and we inform
the soldiers with all the details that
we had. After it was established that
they were Boko Haram members,
the soldiers stormed the place today
and many of them were arrested."
He said.
Posted By David Aniemeka