A suspected
Boko Haram member identified as Mohammed Basha, has been arrested in Akoko
south east local government area of Ondo state. This would be the second
time a
suspected Boko Haram member would be arrested in the last one week. Six days
ago, one Ibrahim Idris Abawo, popularly known as Idiko, who was number 165 on
the wanted list of Boko Haram commanders was arrested in the same area.
The Ondo
state police public relations officer, Femi Joseph, in a statement released
yesterday, said that Basha was arrested while he was loitering on Isua-Ifira
Akoko road.
“When the
suspect was arrested, he was interrogated and confessed that he was a member of
the Boko Haram sect. He said his father is from Niger Republic while his mother
is from Maiduguri in Borno state. He said when Maiduguri was hot for him, he
ran to Nassarawa State last month and he left the state last Saturday and came
down to the South-west to hide here. He also confessed that one Daffo is his
team leader while Shekau is still the overall leader of the group.”
The police
spokesperson said the suspect was still in the protective custody of the
command for further interrogation.
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