The resolve of Nigeria's security agencies to flush
out the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram from
parts of the North, yielded more fruits
culminating in the arrest of agents of the terrorist
group in some paramilitary agencies
Among those arrested in the latest onslaught
was Ahmed Grema Mohammed, a top
immigration officer whose confessions led to the
arrest of others who have been carrying attacks
on government officials across some States of the
North.
According to the Spokesman of the JTF, Lt.
Colonel Sagir Musa, those already apprehended
are some security personnel who have been
carrying out attacks in Borno and Yobe which he
said was a major breakthrough in their efforts at
flushing out insiders in the security forces
collaborating with the deadly groups.
A Statement by Musa said that those arrested
have confessed to being active members of the
Boko Haram sect who joined the sect well before
the 2009 crisis and received a lot of training in
and outside the country.
He said that Grema also confessed to have been
trained alongside 15 other members of the sect
on weapon handling, assassinations and special
operations in Niger Republic.
Musa said Grema was arrested at a checkpoint
on his way to Maiduguri while impersonating as a
Nigeria Army lieutenant.
He further said during the trip Grema had
planned killing a former special adviser to the
immediate governor of Borno state. He also
disclosed that Grema had equally confessed to
the killings of some senior civil servants, security
agencies and politicians in Yobe and Borno States
who spoke against the activities of the sect,
including the slain former chairman of Damboa
LGA, Alhaji Lawal Kawu.
Grema was also among those that led attacks on
Yobe Police Command, Damaturu Prison, some
primary schools, among others.
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