Babuji Ya’ari, a man believed to be a kingpin of the Boko Haram Sect who
\nwas one of those who masterminded the abduction of the over 200 Chibok
\ngirls have been arrested by the Military.<\/p>\n
The Director of Defence Information, Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade, in a
\nstatement said Ya’ari who is also a member of the Youth Vigilante Group
\nalso known as Civilian JTF, helped in coordinating series of killings and
\nbombings carried out by the Boko Haram Sect.<\/p>\n
The Military statement reads: \u201cA terrorists\u2019 intelligence cell headed by a
\nbusinessman, who participated actively in the abduction of School Girls in
\nChibok has been busted by troops. The man, Babuji Ya\u2019ari, who is also a
\nmember of the Youth Vigilante Group popularly known as Civilian JTF which
\nhe uses as cover while remaining an active terrorist, also spearheaded the
\nmurder of the Emir of Gwoza. His main role in the group is to spy and
\ngather information for the terrorist group.<\/p>\n
\u201cBabuji has been coordinating several deadly attacks in Maiduguri since
\n2011, including the daring attacks on Customs and military locations as
\nwell as the planting of IEDs in several locations in the town.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe arrest of the businessman, who is known to deal in tricycles has also
\nyielded some vital information and facilitated the arrest of other members
\nof the terrorists\u2019 intelligence cell who are women. One of them, Hafsat
\nBako had earlier escaped to Gombe State to avoid suspicion but was tracked
\nand arrested. Prior to her arrest, Hafsat coordinated the payment of other
\noperatives on the payroll of the group. In her confession, she disclosed
\nthat a minimum of N10,000 is paid to each operative depending on the
\nenormity of his task.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnother female suspect named Haj Kaka, who doubles as an armourer and a
\nspy for the terrorist group has also been arrested. Until their arrest,
\nall the suspects actively operated a terrorists\u2019 intelligence cell in
\ncollaboration with others still at large.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn another development, troops deployed in Goniri, Yobe State, over the
\nweekend, had an encounter with terrorists, resulting in casualties on both
\nsides after the attack was successfully repelled\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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