Youths Nab 31 Suspected Boko Haram Suspects In Maiduguri

Youths Vigilante group in Borno State, otherwise known as Civilian
JTF, weekend, arrested 31 Boko Haram suspects in various locations in
Maiduguri metropolis amidst ovations and commendations from
residentsand soldiers of the Joint Task Force, JTF.
The arrested sect members were immediately handed over to the various
local sector commanders of JTF for further interrogation and
investigation.
The suspects were believed to have been dislodged from their training
camps at Sambisa Games Reserves Forests and Kirenowa, a border
community with Chad, after troops attacked the camps following
declaration of state of emergency by President Goodluck Jonathan.
According to the chairman of the vigilante group, Abubakar Mallum, the
suspects were nabbed at NEPA Market junction, Anguwar Doki, Shuwari II
and Gambouru market, among other areas of Maiduguri metropolis.
JTF commended the youths inthe joint manhunt of fleeing Boko Haram suspects.
Its spokesman, Lt.-Col Sagir Musa said: "JTF commended these youths
for assisting our soldiers and police arrest these terrorists'
suspects among people living in the metropolis.
"The youths have also renewed their efforts in supporting the JTF in
the current operations."
Speaking on the youths' modus operandi yesterday in Maiduguri, the
group's leader, Mallum said: "Although some people call us 'Civilian
JTF' in the manhunt of Boko Haram suspects in Maiduguri, we members of
this Youths Vigilante group operate at strategic locations with
ordinary sticks and cutlasses."