Army arrests major Boko Haram suspect in Sokoto raid

[Mirror]

The raiding of a hideout of suspected Boko Haram elements yesterday night led to the   arrest of  a suspect, Mubarak, alias Dan-Hajiya  and the recovery of arms and ammunition  in the  Nakasari area of Sokoto.

Items recovered included three AK-47 riffles, one riot gun, 153 rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition, explosives, three cartons of acid, knock-outs, chemicals and thermometers.

Army spokesman of the 1 Brigade,  Sokoto  told journalists that  the joint  operation of the Army   and  operatives of the Department of State Security  was part of the series of raids by security agencies to rid Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara States of  fleeing Boko Haram members  from volatile states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe.

National Mirror