A Boko Haram chieftain on the wanted list of the military
has been arrested in a Lagos church by a local vigilante group, Civilian JTF at
the weekend. Also arrested were five other suspects, picked up at different
spots in the state.
It was gathered that the suspects identities allegedly
matched those on the list of 100 most wanted terrorists released by the
military recently.
Head of the vigilante group, the Mai-Kanuribe of Lagos and
the Seriki Hausawa of Ijora Kingdom, Alhaji Mustapha Mohammed said at a
conference yesterday in Ijora that five of the suspects were arrested on
Friday. He said the sixth suspect Adam, was arrested in a church in FESTAC
town, where he was hiding.
According to him, until his arrest, Adam was hiding inside
an abandoned 40-feet container inside the church. Mohammed identified the other
five suspects as Ibrahim Ali, Abubakar Ahmed, Goigoi Kamsalem, Ibrahim Mohammed
and Babagana Blam Ali.
He said while Abubakar Ahmed, Goigoi Kamsalem and Ibrahim
Mohammed hail from Baga Local Government council of Bornu, Ibrahim Ali hails
from Bama Local, while Babagana Blam Ali hails from Konduga Local Government
council of Bornu State.
He added that Ibrahim Ali and Babagana Blam Ali were
arrested in their hideouts at Isheri area of Berger tollgate.
According to him, Abubakar Ahmed, Goigoi Kamsalem and
Ibrahim Mohammed were arrested in the Victoria Island area of the metropolis
where they were hiding in their friend’s house. He said the suspects were
looking unkempt with signs of starvation, Guardian reports.
According to him, the suspected are being transported to
Bornu State where they are wanted by the military.
"Adam is one of the top most wanted Boko Haram members on
the wanted list of the military. We got intelligence report that Adam was
hiding inside an abandoned 40-feet container in church premises. It was the
security man attached to the church that hid him inside the container.
"When we arrived the church premises looking for him, the
security man attached to the church was not around then. The container was
locked from the outside with a padlock. The pastor of the church was
embarrassed to see us, but by the time we explained our mission to him, he in
company with others gave us the go ahead and by the time we broke open the
padlock, Adam was hiding in the far corner of the container. As soon as the
Pastor sighted the suspect, he started singing praises," he added.
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