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| Suspected Boko Haram members previously arrested in Abia |
TWENTY suspected members of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, were
arrested in Enugu on Wednesday after a commercial bus conveying them was
intercepted by security operatives.
The bus was reportedly stopped at Obollo Afor in the Udenu Local
Government Area of Enugu State.
It was learnt that the bus, with registration number AKD816XG, was
conveying the alleged insurgents from Aba in Abia State to the northern part of
the country.
Our correspondent learnt that the bus was intercepted by policemen in a
team of the National Task Force on Small Arms, Ammunitions and Light Weapons.
The commercial bus, which was said to belong to a popular private
commercial company, was impounded by security operatives pending further
investigation.
Also, our correspondent learnt that the security operatives recovered
arms, as well as bags containing army uniforms and other items, from the
suspects.
Enugu State police commissioner, Mohammed Abubakar, confirmed the
arrest.
Abubakar said that he had ordered the task force team to transfer the
suspects from Obolo Affor to the police headquarters in Enugu.
The suspects had already been locked up at the state police headquarters
in Enugu as of the time of this report.
Meanwhile, the police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ebere Maraizu, who
confirmed the detention of the suspects, said there was the possibility that
the suspects were not members of Boko Haram.
The police spokesman said the suspects were traders, although he noted
that military camouflage uniforms were recovered from some of them.
He explained that the suspects were being interrogated to enable the
police ascertain where they were heading to and how the military camouflage
uniforms came into their possession.