Standup9ja - Army busts Boko Haram cell in Kogi, arrests 17 suspects
Cross section of suspected Boko Haram and kidnappers paraded by the Army in Lokoja. Photo : Itodo Daniel Sule
The Nigeria Army on Wednesday paraded
17 suspects arrested during a military operation launched on Boko Haram
cells and hideouts of kidnappers existing within the Kogi Central
senatorial district.
The Commander, Army Records Lokoja, Brig. Gen.
Henry Ayamasowei, who paraded the suspects at the Chari Maigumeri
Barracks, Lokoja, said the operation launched by the army in the last
three weeks led to the arrest of two members of the Boko haram sect
while the 15 other suspects were those that have been coordinating
various kidnappings and armed robbery operations along the Okene, Adavi,
Obajana and Adogo axis of the state.
The Army displayed large cache of weapons recovered
from the suspects including a pump action gun, AK47, locally double
barrel guns, pistols, IED materials, live ammunitions, fire
extinguishers, face hoods and a T-shirt with Boko Haram inscriptions,
amongst others.
Governor Yahaya Bello who witnessed the parading of
the suspects, commended the Army for the feat, saying that his
administration will not condone the activities of any terrorist group in
the state.
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