One of the kingpins of Boko Haram that had been declared wanted by Nigerian Security forces was among the 486 travellers arrested in Abia State last Sunday, the Defence Headquarters has said.
Defence Spokesman ,Major General Chris Olukolade in an update on the arrested travellers said on Tuesday that“A terror kingpin in the list of wanted terrorists of security forces in Nigeria have been detected in the ongoing screening of the 486 suspects napped while travelling in over 33 Hiace Hummer buses at night along Enugu-Port Harcourt expressway last Sunday.
According to the Defence Spokesman, “So far other security agencies including the para-military have joined the screening exercise to ascertain the status of the remaining suspects. Those identified as possible security risk or illegal immigrants are expected to be identified for further action.
The identity of the nabbed kingpin was however nor revealed in the statement from the Defence Heaquarters.
But the statement said “the identified terror kingpin has been taken into custody. Further development will be communicated to you in due course.”
