The Nigerian Army has arrested two business center operators in Maiduguri, who are in the business of producing fake National Identity Cards for Boko Haram insurgents.
The two forgers- Makinta Umar and John Zakariya, were arrested after a Boko Haram suspect exposed them to the Army.
Col. Tukur Gusau, spokesman of the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maiduguri, revealed this on Thursday, while parading the suspects.
“A business center around Post Office area in Maiduguri was identified as an accomplice of Boko Haram terrorists by producing National Identity cards and other documents for the terrorists.”
“The operators of the center were apprehended after a Boko Haram suspect earlier arrested, confessed to the Joint Investigation Center that the suspects were in the business of producing the ID cards for the terrorists group.
“Among the items recovered from the suspects were; computer laptops, memory sticks, still camera etc.”
“It was discovered that the accomplices produce fake National ID cards and other documents for the terrorists in the business centre.
“These documents enable the terrorists to move freely to various destinations and carry out their terrorists activities killing and inflicting hardships on the law abiding citizens of the country.”
