Troops arrest Chadian terrorist in Yobe

Th e troops of 159 Battalion of the Nigerian Army at the weekend arrested one Chadian terrorist, Hassan Yusuf. Yusuf, 43, is a suspected logistics supplier to Boko Haram terrorists, according to army spokesperson, Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman. He said, Yusuf who hailed from Dangana in Chad Republic, was intercepted while attempting to cross over to Chad with smuggled spare parts and other items across the border in a Toyota a Toyota Hilux vehicle with registration number AE- 646-VBY. Usman also said troops of 27 Task Force Brigade of the Nigeria Army and members of the vigilantes group at the weekend arrested a suspected Boko Haram terrorist at Bungai in Gujba Local Government Area ofYobe State.

“And another suspect, Madu Kwari, 25, was intercepted while fl eeing the terrorists hideout,” he said. However, 43 Boko Haram insurgents who recently surrendered to troops of the Nigerian military fighting insurgency in the North east were at the weekend air lifted to join other surrendered insurgents in Gombe where they will undergo a de-radicalization and rehabilitation programme.

Theatre Commander Operation Lafiya Dole, Maj. –Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru gave assured that the repentant insurgents will be given a new lease of life as they began the journey of reintegration to the civil society through the de-radicalization and rehabilitation processes. Over 70 Boko Haram insurgents had earlier this month surrendered to troops of Operation Lafi ya Dole in the North East, thus, taking advantage of the window of grace provided by the Federal Government for insurgents who are willing to give up terrorism and turn a new leaf to surrender to any military location closest to them. The commander urged them further to embrace and undertake the programme whole heartedly to enable them benefi t and positively reorient their views about life and the society in general. Attahiru called on all other insurgents to abandon the futile struggle and reject the hypocrisy of the Boko Haram leadership who live in affl uence, while their foot soldiers die in hunger.

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