Boko Haram member arrested in Ogun State

The police in Ogun State on Tuesday said
they had arrested a 22-year-old man,
Giraima Suri, suspected to be a member of
Boko Haram in Isheri-Kara area of Ifo Local
Government.

The police said the suspect from Bulunkutu
Kasuwa, Maiduguri, Borno State, was
arrested by detectives acting on a tip-off.
The command added that the suspect had
already confessed his membership of the
sect.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa
Adejobi, in a statement in Abeokuta said
the suspect told policemen that he fled
Maiduguri to the South-West following
aggressive manhunt for members of the
sect by security operatives in the Borno
State capital.

Adejobi, a Deputy Superintendent of Police,
said, "The suspect also confessed that he
participated in the killing of many innocent
Nigerians before the declaration of the
state of emergency in three states,
including Borno by the Federal
Government.
"The command commends the good people
of
Ogun State for their collaboration and
sharing of information that enabled the
police to be proactive in preventing crimes
and criminality in the state."

Adejobi further said state Commissioner of
Police, Ikemefuna Okoye, reassured the
public of adequate protection of lives and
property as well the confidentiality of any
information given to the police.

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