The Nigerian Army has captured the mastermind of the Chibok girls abduction.
This information was made known by the Director of Defence information, Major General Chris Olukolade who named the suspect as Babuji Ya’ari in a statement.
Ya’ari is said to be a tricycle dealer and a member of the Civilian Joint Task Force, who used his position within the vigilante group to supply information to Boko Haram insurgents.
The statement read, “A terrorists’ intelligence cell headed by a businessman who participated actively in the abduction of schoolgirls 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 terrorist 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 Boko Haram cell leader turned informant provided the security operatives with information that led to the arrest of one, Hafsat Bako, a female member of the terror group responsible for coordinating payroll for the terrorists.
In her confession, she disclosed that a minimum of N10,000 is paid to each operative, depending on the enormity of the task.
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