Sunday, April 03, 2016

BOKO HARAM: Security operatives arrest Shekau’s deputy


The Acting Director Defence information, Brig. Gen. Rabe Abubakar, has confirmed the arrest. of a leader in the Ansaru Islamic Sect, Khalid Albarnawi,  in the intensified campaign against Boko Haram, security operatives on Friday

Abubakar said that Albanarwi was second in command to Abubakar Shekau in the hierarchy of the dreaded Boko Haram Sect.

He attributed the arrest of Albarnawi to effective collaborative efforts among the various security agencies in the country.

According to him, the arrested terror suspect was cooperating with security operatives in the area of volunteering information.

However, Abubakar was not specific about which of the security agencies were in custody of the top terror suspect.

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