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The
7-Division of the Nigerian Army, Maiduguri, in Borno State, yesterday
said it arrested some impostors and a man who supplies petrol to Boko
Haram insurgents in their hideouts.
A statement signed on behalf of the Nigerian Army by Colonel Tukur Gusau, said the Division arrested Alhaji Baba of Gwange area, Abubakar Tijani Lawan of London Chiki and Umar Ali of Gidan Dambe, who claimed to be members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), using the name of the General Officer Commanding (GOC) Major General Lamidi Oyebayo Adeosun and other senior officers to extort money from relations and friends of those being investigated by the Division for terrorism related offences.
“The Nigerian Army viewed this act of criminality as a well
calculated attempt by some Boko Haram collaborators and sympathizers to
bring to ridicule the successes recorded through the combined efforts of
the army and the air force under Operation Lafiya Dole. It has become
imperative to alert the general public on the activities of such
criminals. You are also requested to promptly report such criminals to
the nearest military base or any other security agencies offices”, the
statement said.
It added that the Division also apprehended one Mr Bashir Ali suspected to be supplying petroleum products to Boko Haram members in their hideouts.
The suspect was arrested at a filling station in Maiduguri while using a Peugeot 504 vehicle fabricated with an extended 500 litre tank.
During interrogation, Mr Ali confessed using the vehicle to ferry up to 3000 litres of petroleum products daily.
The
7-Division of the Nigerian Army, Maiduguri, in Borno State, yesterday
said it arrested some impostors and a man who supplies petrol to Boko
Haram insurgents in their hideouts.A statement signed on behalf of the Nigerian Army by Colonel Tukur Gusau, said the Division arrested Alhaji Baba of Gwange area, Abubakar Tijani Lawan of London Chiki and Umar Ali of Gidan Dambe, who claimed to be members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), using the name of the General Officer Commanding (GOC) Major General Lamidi Oyebayo Adeosun and other senior officers to extort money from relations and friends of those being investigated by the Division for terrorism related offences.
It added that the Division also apprehended one Mr Bashir Ali suspected to be supplying petroleum products to Boko Haram members in their hideouts.
The suspect was arrested at a filling station in Maiduguri while using a Peugeot 504 vehicle fabricated with an extended 500 litre tank.
During interrogation, Mr Ali confessed using the vehicle to ferry up to 3000 litres of petroleum products daily.
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