Police arrest Boko Haram in bauchi

- Bauchi police has arrested a Boko Haram fighter known as Mohammed Nafiu

- Nafiu has been declared wanted by the Nigerian military and was arrested alongside other criminals in Bauchi

- He onfessed to have killed over 150 people in Borno state

The Bauchi state police command has arrested one Mohammed Nafiu, a Boko Haram militant, already declared wanted by the military.

This was disclosed by Garba Umar, Bauchi state commissioner of police, on Thursday, April 20, NAN reports.

Umar announced the arrest of the suspected terrorist alongside other criminals in Bauchi.

According to him, 25-year-old Nafiu was arrested on April 12 at Tama Village in Toro local government area, Bauchi state.

Police arrest wanted Boko Haram militant in Bauchi
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He added that the suspect being 176th on the wanted list of Nigerian Army was arrested following intelligence report.

Umar said the suspect had fled from Sambisa Forest following the flushing out of the terrorists by the military.

“The suspect has confessed to have killed over 150 people in Baga local government area of Borno,” Umar said.

He added: “Case is under investigation after which the suspect would be handed over to the appropriate authority for discreet investigation.”

Earlier, supernaij had reported that no fewer than eight Nigerian soldiers have been killed by Boko Haram fighters who also sacked an Army base in Borno state.

According to the report, the insurgents attacked the Forward Operating Base in Sabon Gari, Borno State and initially killed five soldiers and injured nine others.

This attack was followed by another in which an additional three soldiers died and two more were wounded to make eight dead and 11 valiant soldiers wounded in just three days in two separate attacks.