FILE PHOTO: Nigerian troops parade some arrested Boko Haram militants A total of 963 suspected Boko Haram members have been arrested in the last five days, says the Nigerian Army. The army said the suspects were arrested between 4 and 9 January, 2017. The Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Major General Lucky Irabor, who disclosed this on Wednesday at the weekly review of the Operation Rescue Final at Maimalari Cantonment in Maiduguri, Borno State said on 3 January at about 1240hrs, four women and 13 children were apprehended by vigilantes at Buni Yadi and were later handed over to our troops. “Preliminary investigation revealed that the women were wives of Boko Haram terrorists who fled from Sambisa forest as a result of our operations. All suspects are in our custody undergoing investigation. “On Jan.9, a surrendered Boko Haram member was identified as a male sympathiser and spy in Monguno area: We also identified two wives of Amir (Boko Haram Commander) from the arres...
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