Army arrests 3 top Boko Haram leaders in Niger state

The Nigerian Army said it raided a Boko Haram cell at Mokwa and its environs in Niger state.

According to army spokesman on Brig Gen Sani Usman, the raid which took place on Thursday, May 25, saw to the arrest of 3 leaders of the terrorist group.

The army spokesman disclosed in a statement on Friday, that the suspects are: Mustapha Muhammed (Adam Bitri), Ali Saleh and Uba Mohammed.

Usman said that they were picked up at their hideout at Gidan Mai village on Mokwa-Tegina road.

“Preliminary investigation has confirmed that one of the terrorists, Mustapha Muhammed (Adam Bitri), along with one Bakura (at large), was among the group of the Boko Haram terrorists that kidnapped the late elder statesman, Alhaji Shettima Ali Monguno, in Maiduguri on May 13, 2013.

“Items recovered from them include Automated Teller Machines debit cards, Voter Registration cards, National Identity Cards, various mobile telephones and bank tellers, among other items.

“The terrorists are currently being further interrogated,” Usman informed.