The Nigerian Army has arrested a Boko Haram kingpin, John Trankil.
Trankil was apprehended by Nigerian troops on Sunday, November 15, at Kasuwar Shanu in Maiduguri.
The terrorist’s arrest was disclosed on Monday, in a statement by the Media Coordinator Operation Lafiya Dole, Tukur Ismail Gusau.
According to the statement, the suspect confessed that 9 of them were sneaked into Maiduguri armed with AK 47 assault rifle each and a Hilux vehicle laden with 20 Improvised Explosive Devices meant to be detonated at some selected targets in the city.
“The Theatre Commander operation LAFIYA DOLE, Major General Yusha’u Mahmood Abubakar, commended the efforts of the troops and renewed call for the troops and the public to be more vigilant and security conscious particularly at all check points, markets, worship centres, motor parks and schools,” the statement said.
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