Boko Haram Members Arrested Daily In Lagos, Ogun, Says Edet..
The Nigerian Army has revealed that its men daily arrest suspected Boko Haram insurgents in Lagos and Ogun states.
The revelation was made by the general officer commanding (GOC) 81 division, General Isidore Edet, while speaking during an interdenominational church service at the Saint Charles Lwanga Catholic Church, Ikeja Cantonment, to mark the Army Day celebration. According to The Nation, Edet saidthe military was on alert.
“That is why we are asking soldiers to be on the alert. We have reasons to be on the alert more than before when we fought Boko Haram fiercely. “Almost on a daily basis, we arrest Boko Haram members in Lagos. They have seen that the war is being won so they are running.
The army in conjunction with other security agencies arrest them almost daily. “Initially, they deny when we ask them questions, but when we profile them, they start revealing where they fought, how they killed soldiers, how they detonated bombs in post office, Maiduguri, and so on.
“By this, we do what we need to do by sending them to the higher authorities to do what the laws and the constitution of Nigeria says it will do with them.
“So, you must be on the alert and watch out for strangers who may stroll into the barracks. Ask them questions and report such persons to security agents to know the person’s mission.
“Many of our colleagues have died in this war against Boko Haram. “Some of them, we have seen their graves and some we did not see. So, we have every reason for those that are still alive to thank God for giving us victory against Boko Haram.
“So many others are amputated, some are even using crutches because they fought against Boko Haram so that we would have one country. “About a year ago, we were the object of public ridicule, those of us in uniforms, if we talk, the public will say go and fight Boko haram and stop making noise.
“But we thank today that the Almighty God, who trained our hands for war, has taken the shame away. And now, the Nigerian people are proud of us again as their soldiers, saying we are in the front line.”
