Army arrests 3 wanted Boko Haram members in Yobe

The Nigerian Army has arrested three Boko
Haram members declared among the most 100
wanted suspects. Making their arrest known to
newsmen in Damaturu yesterday Nov. 19th, the
Commander, 27 Task Force Brigade, Col. Dahiru
Bako, said one of the suspects was arrested in
Jakusko while two others were arrested in
Damaturu.
“The suspect arrested in Damaturu is tailor
operating at the Don Etiebet Housing Estate,
but we cannot disclosed the identity”, he
said.
Col. Bako also disclosed that a woman carrying
suspicious items was also arrested in Damaturu.
He added that the army had destroyed the sect’s
major camps including Markas, Timbuktu and
Fallujah and other smaller cells in Shangamari,
Ngirmai, Shamko and Jamtari all in Alagarno
forest bordering Borno and Yobe.
“The insurgents are highly on the run and
now filtering into the communities. We
therefore appeal to the communities to be
vigilant, fish them out and report suspicious
persons and movements in their midst to
security agencies”, he said