THE Nigerian Army has arrested another wanted Boko Haram suspect barely a day after it apprehended one at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport in Abuja at the weekend.
Army spokesman, Colo- nel Sani Kukasheka Usman said the suspect, one Ishaku Wardifen, was nabbed by
vigilant troops of 23 Brigade Special Battalion at a checkpoint in Maiha, Adamawa State.
Usman said preliminary investigation indicated the suspect is a Camerounian citizen, adding that “visual matching with photographs on the poster of the 100 declared suspected Boko Haram terrorists wanted list released by the Nigerian Army last month, shows that he clearly resembles the suspect on serial number 22 on the list.
“The suspect has been handed over to military intelligence for further in- vestigation and possible prosecution,” the army spokesman said.
He urged Nigerians to be more vigilant and security conscious to enable the military get rid of Boko Haram, insurgency and terrorism in the country.
The military had on Sun- day announced the arrest of one Chindo Bello by aviation security at Abuja airport, as he was about to board a commercial flight to Lagos.
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. General Tukur Buratai last month dis- played photographs of 100 suspected Boko Haram fighters on the wanted lists of the military. Buratai said the wanted suspects were linked with various terror activities and violent at- tacks in troubled North-East states.
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