The Nigerian Military said it has arrested a principal
suspect in the kidnap of over 200 schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno state months
back.
According to a press statement from Chris Olukolade,
Major-General and Director of Defence Information, on Monday, the suspects,
Babuji Ya’ari, was the head of terrorists’ intelligence cell as at the time of
his arrest. He was picked up alongside other suspects in the rave of terror ravaging the Northeastern part of the country.
Find below excerpts of the statement:
A terrorists’ intelligence cell headed by a businessman who
participated actively in the abduction of School Girls in Chibok has been
busted by troops. The man, Babuji Ya’ari
who is also a member of the Youth Vigilante Group popularly known as Civilian
JTF which he uses as cover while remaining an active terrorist, also
spearheaded the murder of the Emir of Gwoza.
His main role in the group is to spy and gather information for the
terrorists group.
Babuji has been coordinating several deadly attacks in
Maiduguri since 2011, including the daring attacks on Customs and military
locations as well as the planting of IEDs in several locations in the town.
The arrest of the businessman who is known to deal in
tricycles has also yielded some vital information and facilitated the arrest of
other members of the terrorists’ intelligence cell who are women. One of them, Hafsat Bako had earlier escaped
to Gombe State to avoid suspicion but was tracked and arrested. Prior to her arrest, Hafsat coordinated the
payment of other operatives on the payroll of the group. In her confession, she disclosed that a
minimum of N10,000 is paid to each operative depending on the enormity of his
task.
Another female suspect named Haj Kaka who doubles as an
armourer and a spy for the terrorists group has also been arrested. Until their arrest, all the suspects actively
operated a terrorists’ intelligence cell in collaboration with others still at
large.
In another development, troops deployed in Goniri, Yobe
State, over the weekend, had an encounter with terrorists, resulting in
casualties on both sides after the attack was successfully repelled.
CHRIS OLUKOLADE
Major General
Director Defence Information
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