20 People Arrested In Enugu, Suspected To Be Boko Haram Men...

  

TWENTY suspected members of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, were arrested in Enugu on Wednesday after a commercial bus  which was said to belong to a popular private commercial company conveying them was intercepted by security operatives.

It was learnt that the bus, with registration number AKD816XG, was conveying the alleged insurgents from Aba in Abia State to the northern part of the country.

Policemen in a team of the National Task Force on Small Arms, Ammunitions and Light Weapons intercepted the bus.

                                                                                                                          

Enugu State police commissioner, Mohammed Abubakar, confirmed the arrest saying that he had ordered the task force team to transfer the suspects from Obolo Affor to the police headquarters in Enugu, the police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ebere Maraizu, also  confirmed the detention of the suspects,however he  said there was the possibility that the suspects were not members of Boko Haram.

The police spokesman said the suspects were traders, although he noted that military camouflage uniforms were recovered from some of them.

He explained that the suspects were being interrogated to enable the police ascertain where they were heading to and how the military camouflage uniforms came into their possession.