Boko-Haram Suspect Flown To Abuja Aboard Military Jet.

One of the high profile members of Boko
Haram, Mubarak Dan Hajia, was yesterday
whisked to Abuja aboard a military jet, a
security source confirmed to Daily Sun in
Sokoto. The suspect was arrested last
week in a joint operation by men of the 1
Brigade Nigerian Army and the State
Security Service (SSS) in the state during
which arms and ammunition as well as
explosive materials were allegedly
recovered from his custody.
An airport official, who preferred
anonymity, said the prime suspect was
blindfolded while he was being led into an
Air Force presidential jet, amid maximum
security mounted at the Sultan Abubakar
III Airport.
Earlier, Army authorities in Sokoto State had confirmed the arrest of the suspect
alongside others suspected to be his footsoldiers with various arms,
ammunition and bomb-making materials
in a hideout at Nakasare area of the state
capital.
It was further gathered that the suspect
had earlier evaded arrest by the joint task
force before he was nabbed along Sokoto-
Birnin Kebbi Road during a manhunt
mounted by the operatives. The suspect, a
native of Sokoto, was believed to be
among the high-rank commanders of the
sect.
During his arrest, items recovered include
three AK-47 rifles, one riot gun, 153
rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, 21
primed explosive cylinders, 27 primed
small tin cans of explosives, three
cartoons of acid, six nine voltage
batteries, bunch of detonator cables, four
containers of chemical substance and 14
knockout devices.
Others were four measuring beakers, four
plugs, 10 super glues, two hand sets, 12
empty soft drink cans, one packet of
matches, one packet of rubber straw,
eight motorcycle alarm speakers, two
thermometers, over 50 biro cut in pieces,
two scissors and one theatre picker.