Captured Fulani Herdsmen Who Confessed To Being Boko Haram Members
The military released the pic above and a statement signed by the
Director of Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade. Find it
below… “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”. Continue… 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.
They were part of the group that terrorized residents in Benue,
Nasarawa, Taraba and Zamfara recently. They also took part in the recent
killing of hundreds of people and burning of houses in Wukari, Taraba
state. After their capture, they confessed to being members of the Boko
Haram sect.
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.
Meanwhile, the curfew imposed on Wukari and its environs is expected to
be relaxed as normalcy returns to the town. Troops have maintained
patrol of the area while a house-to-house search for arms is
ongoing”.“In another development, troops on patrol of the Lake Chad
Islands have made some arrests”.“Among those arrested was a boat
operator who ferries terrorists across the Lake Chad while another
confessed to being a supplier of hard drugs to the terrorist groups in
the area. In the meantime, the search for the abducted students of
Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok is also being intensified”.
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