Boko Haram members:

The Nigeria Army say its troops of 233 Battalion, 27 Task Force Brigade of Operation LAFIYA DOLE in conjunction with vigilantes on routine patrol arrested 4 confirmed fleeing Boko Haram terrorists at Kurnari village and Nayinawa, outskirts of Damaturu, Yobe State on Monday.

Army spokesperson, Brigadier General Sani Usman said in a statement that the suspects who have been confirmed to be Boko Haram terrorists are Bukar Waziri, aged 25 years and  Mammade Lawan, aged 20 years, from Buk area of the State, while father and son, Muhammadu Damina, aged 40 years and Isah Muhammadu aged 15 years, were from Talala.

Usman added that during preliminary investigation, the suspects claimed that they were fleeing from the terrorists’ hideout at Talala and Buk in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State because of the unbearable military’s onslaughts and bombardments on their various locations.

The Army spokesperson added that in a related development, troops of 33 Brigade Nigerian Army, on Operation FOREST KUNAMA II, on Sunday 23rd July 2017, following a tip off, at about 10.20pm, arrested one Salisu Ibrahim, an armed robbery suspect along Bauchi-Gombe road.

He added that terrorists and armed robbery suspects are being further investigated.