The Nigerian police has released a statement saying they
have arrested a top ranking official of Boko Haram, who says he's the 'Chief
Butcher' of Balmo Forest. See the press statement below...
Following the
massive onslaught by Security Forces on the activities of the insurgent group,
Boko Haram, at the Balmo Forest Bauchi State, Police detectives attached to
Bauchi State Police Command on Saturday, 12/7/2014 about 2pm have arrested one
Mohammed Zakari, a male of 30 years old and senior member of the Boko Haram
terrorists’ organization along Darazo-Basrika Road while fleeing from the
intensive counter insurgency operations going on around the Balmo Forest. The
suspect, who hails from Kaigamari Village, Daptchari in Darazo Local Government
Area, Bauchi State is the self-styled “chief butcher” of the insurgent group at
the Balmo Forest Camp and is linked with the recent slaughter of seven (7) people,
including women and children. Findings as well as disclosures from the suspect
will assist the Law enforcement agencies in tracking down some other members of
the terror cell.
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The suspect whom investigation reveals was
tutored in the art of insurgency at Gombe Forest under the leadership of a
fleeing insurgent, one Abba Taura and moved to Balmo Forest only three months
ago, is discovered to have actively participated in the April attack against
Customs officers at Kari Town, along Maiduguri Road, Bauchi State.
Meanwhile, the Police High Command has called on the
citizens in the affected areas to be on guard for any suspicious or strange
character fleeing from Balmo Forest.
It also calls for the understanding and support of the
public for the efforts of the Police and other Security Forces in tackling
insurgency, terrorism and other related crimes headlong, noting that although
the war on terrorism is unrelenting, it is certainly not insurmountable and
must be won with the cooperation of all.
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