Troops of 3 Battalion, of 22 Task Force Brigade of the Nigerian Army have made an unprecedented catch with the arrest of 4 Boko Haram terrorists Ameers (kingpins).
The terrorists were arrested at Rann, headquarters of Kala Balge Local Government Area on Friday 22nd April 2016.
The arrested kingpins specialized on various aspects of criminality to sustain the Boko Haram terrorists group in their areas.
The four terrorists were arrested following a tip off by well-meaning members of the public.
The arrested kingpins include Umara Mai Gyaran Rediyo, Umaru Mai Nama, Alifa Makinta and Balu Jugudum
Subsequently, the troops conducted a cordon and search operation in the general area that led to the apprehension of the terrorist leaders.
The terrorist leaders contribute to the sustenance of the insurgency through their illegal trade specialization.
The arrested kingpins include :
– Umara Mai Gyaran Rediyo (Radio Technician),
– Umaru Mai Nama, (who specialize in cattle rustling and sales),
– Alifa Makinta (a specialist on stealing foodstuffs), and,
– Balu Jugudum (in charge of stolen jewelleries).
Presently the suspects are undergoing interrogation.
Meanwhile, according to reports from Defence Headquarters Nigeria, Boko Haram now gives loans to youth as bait for membership.
Defence Headquarters Nigeria gave the following press release in that respect:
It has come to the knowledge of the Defence Headquarters that Boko Haram terrorists have now devised another means of recruiting unsuspecting youths into their fold.
In this clandestine dispensation, Boko Haram terrorists have resorted to providing loans to young entrepreneurs and artisans in the North East as a way of inducing them for recruitment.
The major targets of the unholy business engagement are youths in the North East, especially the butchers, traders, tailors, beauticians and other vocational entrepreneurs.
[These] could be easily enticed with such loan without paying attention to sundry inherent dangers associated with the acceptance of such goodies from this satanic group or unfamiliar source.
After such loans, the beneficiaries are given the option of either joining the group or risk being killed if they fail to pay the loan as at when due, whereas the payment has been surreptitiously programmed to fail by the benefactor, the Boko Haram.
It is pertinent to state that having been effectively decimated and degraded, the remnant or surviving splinter groups of Boko Haram are desperate to recruit more people into their ranks and files as a result of sustained onslaught against them by the troops.
The Defence Headquarters hereby advises the general public, especially those in the North East, to constantly be weary and conscious of various tactics of the desperate Boko Haram.
They should be guided to avoid loan or financial assistance from non-conventional source but from conventional financial institutions such as banks, organised trade unions or institutionalised savings and loans establishments.
Acting otherwise may lead to painful and untimely death from the blood-thirsty Boko Haram terrorists.
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