A top member of Boko Haram sect was arrested on Saturday,
in Ikorodu, Lagos. The suspect is one of the fleeing
insurgents recently dislodged from Sambisa forest in Borno
State.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai disclosed this
on Sunday, December 25th, during the re-opening of
Maiduguri-Gubio-Damasak and Maiduguri-Monguno-Baga,
that were closed since 2014 at the height of the activities of
the insurgents.
Buratai charged troops to pursue the fleeing Boko Haram
terrorists and intercept them, adding that counter insurgency
efforts would be sustained to prevent re-grouping of
insurgents. "You must maintain the momentum of the
operation. We must pursue the terrorists wherever they are.
We must not allow them to regroup," the army chief said. He
said in spite of the take over of the terrorists last strong hold
in the Sambisa forest, they have no time to waste.
The Chief of Army Staff cautioned against extortion
of motorists who would ply the road. He also advised against
inducement of soldiers, maintaining that troops are well taken
care of by the Army command.
Buratai described the seven-year fight against the Boko
Haram terrorists as “quite sober and touchy”, adding that a
number of officers and soldiers had lost their lives in the war.
He prayed for the repose of their souls and vowed that the
army would recommit itself to the fight until remnants of the
terrorists were cleared.
