Nigerian Army Arrest 50 Fleeing Members Of Boko Haram

Soldiers in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State have arrested 50 fleeing members of the Boko Haram members, who were hiding in a truck heading for Gombe.

Security source, who disclosed this to newsmen in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on Tuesday, said the suspected Boko Haram members were currently in their custody at the Barracks in Biu.

He said some youth vigilantes in Biu suspected the truck carrying sheeps and goats at the top and stopped the truck for routine check, when they discovered 50 young men hiding underneath.

The suspects, according to the security source, confessed to being fighters of the Islamic sect, Boko Haram, and were on the run, following the killing of their leader in a battle at Konduga town of Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State, last week.

He said the suspects, who were pleading for mercy, also promised to cooperate with security operatives by giving them useful information on whereabouts of other sect members on the run, as well as the other group holding the Chibok girls.

He said most of the suspects were between ages 18 and 25 and speak Kanuri and Hausa languages, adding that they also revealed places they fought jihad, which included Bama and Konduga, where they were overwhelmed by the military and disbanned, following the killing of their leader, Shiekh Abubakar Shekau.