The Nigerian Army saturday confirmed the arrest of a suspected Boko
Haram terrorist, Aliyu Ahmed, alias “Aliko”. The army spokesman,
Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman said in a statement that “Aliko” was arrested on
Friday by troops of 33 Brigade following a tip off in Yuga village in
Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State, where he has been in hiding.
The army also said it intercepted four
child traffickers and 19 under aged children in Yobe, according to the
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
“He was found to be in possession of one
single barrel gun and one Dane gun. During preliminary interrogation,
he confessed that he actively participated in several Boko Haram
terrorists’ attacks and also owned an AK-47 rifle which was lost during
one of the attacks they carried out in 2016. His interrogation
continues,” Usman said.
He said the four traffickers, who were
arrested by of troops of Bravo Company, 120 Battalion at Katarko, were
conveying 19 children from Potiskum to Garin Tuwo, Bungai and Buni Yadi
in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe and Galarabala in Biu Local
Government Area of Borno.
“Both the suspected traffickers and
their victims have been moved to the Brigade Headquarters for transfer
to National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons,” the
army spokesman said.
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