FLEEING BOKO HARAM LEADER
ARRESTED IN LAGOS
here seem to be no hiding
place for Boko Haram terrorists in Nigeria as one of their leaders who escaped
from Borno State and settled-in in Lagos has now been arrested.
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The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, told journalists in
Maiduguri that the Nigerian Army has resolGeneral Buratai also asked soldiers
in the northeast to pursue the fleeing terrorists and intercept them.
He made the
disclosure on Sunday while opening two major roads in Borno State that were
closed sincGeneral Buratai also asked soldiers in the northeast to pursue the
fleeing terrorists and intercept them.
General Buratai also
asked soldiers in the northeast to pursue the fleeing terrorists and intercept
them.
He made the
disclosure on Sunday while opening two major roads in Borno State that were
closed since 2014, at the height of the activities of the insurgents.
The roads are Maiduguri-Gubio-Damasak road and
Maiduguri-Monguno-Baga.
The State Governor,
Kashim Shettima, who witnessed the event, said there was no Christmas and New
Year gift to the people of Borno State better than the fall of the Sambisa
forest.
He described year
2016 as one that witnessed a major breakthrough in the ongoing fight against
the terrorists, adding that the year was so far his best in the last five years
since he assumed office on May 29, 2011.
“Since I became the
Governor of Borno State in over five years, this is the best Christmas season I
have witnessed. This is the best December I have witnessed and the year 2016 is
my best year so far as Governor of Borno State,” he said. READ MORE
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