Boko Haram Member Arrested In Ogun

The police in Ogun State on Tuesday
said they had arrested a 22-year-old
man, Giraima Suri, suspected to be a
member of Boko Haram in Isheri-Kara
area of Ifo Local Government.
The police said the suspect from
Bulunkutu Kasuwa, Maiduguri, Borno
State, was arrested by detectives acting
on a tip-off.
The command added that the suspect
had already confessed his membership
of the sect.
The Police Public Relations Officer,
Muyiwa Adejobi, in a statement in
Abeokuta said the suspect told
policemen that he fled Maiduguri to the
South-West following aggressive
manhunt for members of the sect by
security operatives in the Borno State
capital.
Adejobi, a Deputy Superintendent of
Police, said, "The suspect also confessed
that he participated in the killing of many
innocent Nigerians before the
declaration of the state of emergency in
three states, including Borno by the
Federal Government.
"The command commends the good
people of Ogun State for their
collaboration and sharing of information
that enabled the police to be proactive
in preventing crimes and criminality in
the state."
Adejobi further said state Commissioner
of Police, Ikemefuna Okoye, reassured
the public of adequate protection of lives
and property as well the confidentiality
of any information given to the police.