The police in Ogun State on Tuesday said
they had arrested a 22-year-old man, Giraima Suri, suspected to be a
member of Boko Haram in Isheri-Kara area of Ifo Local Government. Read more
The police said the suspect from Bulunkutu Kasuwa, Maiduguri, Borno State, was arrested by detectives acting on a tip-off.
The command added that the suspect had already confessed his membership of the sect.
The Police Public Relations Officer,
Muyiwa Adejobi, in a statement in Abeokuta said the suspect told
policemen that he fled Maiduguri to the South-West following aggressive
manhunt for members of the sect by security operatives in the Borno
State capital.
Adejobi, a Deputy Superintendent of
Police, said, “The suspect also confessed that he participated in the
killing of many innocent Nigerians before the declaration of the state
of emergency in three states, including Borno by the Federal Government.
“The command commends the good people of
Ogun State for their collaboration and sharing of information that
enabled the police to be proactive in preventing crimes and criminality
in the state.”
Adejobi further said state Commissioner
of Police, Ikemefuna Okoye, reassured the public of adequate protection
of lives and property as well the confidentiality of any information
given to the police.
Culled from Punch newspaper
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