A group of Boko Haram members were arrested and paraded after they
confessed to operating in middle belt states of Benue, Nasarawa, Taraba
and even those that recently killed scores of people in Zamfara state.
According to Vanguard ,they disclosed to security forces that they took part in many Boko Haram attacks.
A statement signed by the Director of Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade confirmed the development saying
“A group of terrorists operating under the guise of herdsmen from a camp
in the outskirt of Wukari have been arrested, while others died after
an attack on military check point at Gindin Dorowa, a suburb of Wukari
in Taraba State.Other members of the group were sighted in the course of
air surveillance and later trailed to their camp where they engaged the
troops in a battle.The terrorists were clad in the usual pattern of
dress of their counterparts operating in Borno and Yobe States”.One of
the apprehended armed men confessed that he had been fighting for the
terrorist group in Borno State and was recently brought to Wukari area
in furtherance of their mission,Assorted arms and ammunition were
recovered from them”
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