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Nigeria: Wanted Boko Haram Leader Arrested
[All Africa] The Nigerian Army has announced the arrest of a wanted Boko Haram ... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality...suspect, Maje Lawan, at Banki, Borno. According to a statement by Texas Chukwu, the army front man, the suspect is believed to be number 96 on the wanted list earlier published by the army. Mr Chukwu, a brigadier general, said Mr Lawan was apprehended after he infiltrated an Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in the area. "The suspect is currently undergoing preliminary investigation and will be handed over to the appropriate authority for further action," he said. Meanwhile, ...back at the abandoned silver mine, there was another kaboom... Mr Chukwu said troops had killed two He said 10 In a similar development, he said troops had dislodged armed militia from their camp at Gbamjimba-Akor axis in Guma Local Government Area of Benue. He said unspecified number of the armed militia men were neutralised, adding that others escaped into nearby bushes with gunshot wounds. Mr Chukwu said one AK 47 rifle, two AK 47 rifle magazines, 60 rounds of 7.62 mm special ammunition and five cycle of violences were recovered from them. Posted by: Fred 2018-08-06 |
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