The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai confirmed on Monday that a suspected Boko Haram member, who taught he had escaped to safety, was arrested last Thursday by soldiers in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State.
He said the arrested terrorist was one of those who fled Sambisa Forest.
Recall that Buratai had on Sunday joined the Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, to reopen the Maiduguri-Monguno-Baga and Maiduguri-Gubio-Damasak roads which had been closed since 2013 due to the menace of Boko Haram.
The Chief of Army Staff assured that the troops would do all to ensure that other fleeing terrorists from the North-East geopolitical zone were caught.
Buratai said, “I urge you not to relent until all the terrorists, who had fought Nigeria since 2009, are arrested. We must maintain the momentum of the operation. We must pursue the terrorists wherever they are. We must never allow them to regroup.
“For instance, a Boko Haram member was arrested in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State on Thursday. Despite the takeover of the terrorists’ Camp Zero in the Sambisa Forest, we have no time to waste. The seven-year fight against the Boko Haram terrorists was quite sober, and a number of officers lost their lives in the war. I pray for the repose of their souls. We vow to fight the remnants’ of the terrorists.”
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