Arrested Wukari Attackers Have Links With Boko Haram ,Says DHQ

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Wukari 'herdsmen' arrested
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Wukari-wpns and items recovered (1)By Danlami Nmodu
A group of terrorists operating under the guise of herdsmen from a camp in the outskirt of Wukari have been arrested, while others died after an attack on military check point at Gindin Dorowa, a suburb of Wukari in Taraba State, the Defence Headquarters said on Wednesday.

According to a statement by Defence Spokesman, Major General Chris Olukolade, “other members of the group were sighted in the course of air surveillance and later trailed to their camp where they engaged the troops in a battle. The terrorists were clad in the usual pattern of dress of their counterparts operating in Borno and Yobe States.”
The military has been battling against Boko Haram insurgents in Borno and Yobe States,though the state of emergency imposed on the northeast also extends to Adamawa State.

This statement by the defence headquarters is the first ever,overt official report linking the so-called herdsmen with Boko Haram terrorists in the northeast.

Olukolade said “One of the apprehended armed men confessed that he had been fighting for the terrorist group in Borno State and was recently brought to Wukari area in furtherance of their mission. Assorted arms and ammunition were recovered from them.”

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The statement added that “the curfew imposed on Wukari and its environs is expected to be relaxed as normalcy returns to the town. Troops have maintained patrol of the area while a house-to-house search for arms is ongoing.

In another development, the statement said troops on patrol of the Lake Chad Islands have made some arrests. Among those arrested was a boat operator who ferries terrorists across the Lake Chad while another confessed to being a supplier of hard drugs to the terrorist groups in the area.

Also, the defence spokesman said the search for the abducted students of Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok is also being intensified.

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