The Nigerian Army has arrested six of the 100 suspected Boko Haram members declare wanted by it.
The arrested members of the terrorist group; Ibrahim Ali, Abubakar Ahmed, Goigoi Kamsalem, Ibrahim Mohammed, Banagana Blam Ali and Adam were arrested were apprehended last Friday in Lagos by vigilantes.
According to news source, the Nation, Adam was reportedly arrested inside a 40-foot abandoned container found inside a church in Festac Town, lagos.
The Seriki Hausawa in Ijora, Alhaji Mustapha Mohammed who heads the vigilante group known as the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) said Ali and Blam were arrested in Isheri during a raid of suspected terrorists’ hideout.
He added that Ahmed, Kamsalem and Mohammed were apprehended in Victoria Island, where they were staying with friends.
Mohammed further added: “We got an intelligence report that Adam was hiding inside an abandoned 40-foot container on a church premises. It was the security man attached to the church that hid him inside the container.
“When we arrived on the church premises, we headed straight to where the container was kept. The security man attached to the church was not around then. The container was locked from the outside with a padlock.
“The pastor of the church was embarrassed to see us, but by the time we explained our mission to him, he along with others stood aside to see and by the time we broke the padlock, Adam was hiding in the far corner of the container. As soon as the pastor sighted the suspect, he started singing praises.”
Mohammed who disclosed that his group had started operation since 2011 said his group, Civilian Joint Task Force would protect Lagos from the Boko Haram menace.
He added that those Boko Haram members apprehended in the past were handed over to the Department of State Services (DSS) in Shangisha, the Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) Zone two or the police commissioner.
He said: “You know we are from Borno State where these people also come from and we know their communities. Our people back home do monitor them, and once they leave Maiduguri, we would be alerted so that we can be on the lookout.
“Once they arrive in any community in Lagos, our members are always on ground to fish them out based on intelligence report and once they are arrested, we hand them over to security agencies for further investigation and prosecution”.
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