Troops arrest Boko Haram commander in Northeast

Nigerian Army troops have arrested two suspected Boko Haram commanders and seized two logistics suppliers in the North East.

The army in a post on its official X account on Tuesday said troops also rescued kidnap victims from various locations and recovered looted items from bandits disguised as protesters.

The force added that 50 terrorists and their families surrendered to forces in the area.

The article read: “Troops on August 4, based on credible intelligence information, arrested two terrorist commanders, who infiltrated the Damasak Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Mobbar Local Government Area of ​​Borno.

“The suspects, Bana Yamode and Babagana Usman, who claimed to be visiting their families in the camp had previously led attacks on troops in the area.

“The troops also arrested two suspected Boko Haram logistics suppliers, Malam Mustapha Ismaila (49) and Abdulmudalabi Haruna (30) and rescued two minors during the operation.

“Meanwhile, 50 Boko Haram suspects and their families have surrendered to troops stationed in Bama, Gwoza and Dikwa Local Government areas.

“This surrender came after a large-scale operation against terrorists.”

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