50 Boko Haram Suspects Arrested In Biu

Nigerian army
Military operatives in Biu local government area of Borno
state have arrested 50 fleeing members of the Boko Haram
fighters who were hidden under a truck heading towards
Gombe.
security sources told journalists that the arrested men are
currently in the custody of the Nigerian Army and might
have been detained at the Biu barracks.
He said, some youth vigilante in Biu suspected the truck
carrying sheeps and goats at the top and stop the truck for
routine check when they discover 50 young men hiding
underneath.
The sources revealed that the arrested men confessed to
being fighters of the Islamic sect and were all on the run
following the reported killing of their leader, Abubakar
Shekau, during the confrontation of the sect with the military
at Konduga last week.
They said the suspects who pleaded for mercy, also
promised to cooperate with security operatives by giving
them useful information on the whereabouts of other sect
members on the run as well as those holding the Chibok
girls.
He said, most of the suspects were between the aged of 18
and 25 and speaks Kanuri and Hausa, adding that they also
revealed places they have fought jihad, which include Bama
and Konduga where they were overwhelmed by the military
and disbanned following the killing of their leader, Shiekh
Abubakar Shekau.