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. When DAILY POST contacted one
of the soldiers, he said, ” I cannot allow you into the court premises
but you saw them and I saw you talking to CJT., I hope what they told
you is enough. I am not hear to speak to the media as you can see, so,
please spare me.”
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