Army Bursts Sprouting Boko Haram Sect In Mokwa, Niger State
BY AMOS DUNIA, ABUJA – Following intelligence report and confirmed information, troops of the 31 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army, on Thursday May 25, 2017, raided a sprouting Boko Haram terrorists’ cell at Mokwa and its environs in Niger State.
The Army said the raid and subsequent bursting of the cell followed a painstaking surveillance that led to the arrest of three leaders of the deadly group namely; Mustapha Muhammed (Adam Bitri), Ali Saleh and Uba Mohammed at their hideout at Gidan Mai village, along Mokwa-Tegina road.
A statement by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Sani Usman explained that preliminary investigation has confirmed that one of the terrorists, Mustapha Muhammed (Adam Bitri), was among the group of the Boko Haram terrorists that kidnapped the late elder statesman, Alhaji Shettima Ali Monguno, in Maiduguri on May 13, 2013 along with one Bakura now at large.
Usman listed Items recovered from the terrorists to include Automated Teller Machines (ATM) debit cards, Voters Registration cards, National Identity Cards, various mobile telephone handsets and Bank tellers, among other items.
The Army Spokesman further said that the terrorists are currently undergoing further interrogation.
