A hideout used by suspected Boko Haram insurgents was on Sunday night
raided and a suspect, Mubarak, alias Dan Hajiya, was arrested, the 1
Brigade, Nigerian Army, Sokoto, said on Monday.
Captain Yahaya Musa, spokesman of the brigade, said at a news
briefing in Sokoto that the operation was jointly carried out with
operatives of the State Security Service (SSS).
He explained that the operation was in continuation of the series of
raids by security agencies to rid Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara states of
some fleeing insurgents from volatile states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe.
“Troops of the brigade have in the past few days intensified raids on the hideouts of these suspected Boko Haram terrorists.
“We have also made several arrests and investigations are ongoing; so this is the only one we can authoritatively confirm now.
“But I can, however, authoritatively confirm that there were no
deaths recorded either on the side of the insurgents or the military and
SSS,’’ he said.
Mr. Musa said that arms and ammunition were recovered from the house
of the suspect at Nakasari area of Sokoto. He said that items recovered
included three AK-47 riffles, one riot gun, 153 rounds of 7.62 mm
ammunitions, explosives, three cartons of acid, knock-outs, chemicals
and thermometers.
He appealed to the residents to shun rumours and urged them to
sustain the tempo of support and cooperation with the security agencies.
(NAN)
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