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| Ya'ari and some of the abducted girls |
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leading member of the popular Civilian JTF in Borno State and undercover agent
for Boko Haram, Babuji Ya’ari, has fallen into the net of the Nigerian troops
amid jubilations by indigenes.
Director of Defence Information, Maj-Gen. Chris
Olukolade, said in a statement obtained by SHOWBIZPLUSng on Monday that Ya’ari
was a top member of the terrorists’ intelligence cell.
He said Ya’ari, who is also a businessman,
participated actively in the abduction of School Girls in Chibok.
He also said Ya’ari had been using his membership of the Civilian JTF as
cover while remaining an active terrorist, also spearheaded the murder of the
Emir of Gwoza. “His main role in the group is to spy and gather
information for the terrorists group,” he added.“Babuji has been coordinating several deadly attacks in Maiduguri since 2011, including the daring attacks on Customs and military locations as well as the planting of IEDs in several locations in the town.
“The arrest of the businessman who is known to deal in tricycles has also yielded some vital information and facilitated the arrest of other members of the terrorists’ intelligence cell who are women.
“One of them, Hafsat Bako had earlier escaped to
Gombe State to avoid suspicion but was tracked and arrested.
“Prior to her arrest, Hafsat coordinated the
payment of other operatives on the payroll of the group. In her confession,
she disclosed that a minimum of N10,000 is paid to each operative depending on
the enormity of his task.
“Another female suspect named Haj Kaka who doubles as an armourer and a spy
for the terrorists group has also been arrested. Until their arrest, all
the suspects actively operated a terrorists’ intelligence cell in collaboration
with others still at large.“In another development, troops deployed in Goniri, Yobe State, over the weekend, had an encounter with terrorists, resulting in casualties on both sides after the attack was successfully repelled.”
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