By Sadiq Abubakar
Maiduguri
Nigerian Army has announced that it had so far arrested three suspected senior members of the Boko Haram insurgents on the wanted lists in Yobe state.
Briefing journalists yesterday in Damaturu, the Yobe state capital, the commandant of the 27th Task Force Brigade, Col. Dahiru Bako, said one of the suspects was arrested in Jakusko local government area, while the remaining two were nabbed in Damaturu, the state capital.
The commander said the current onslaught on the militants within the state and the entire north-east is succeeding as major camps of the insurgents have been destroyed as efforts are been done by security forces to move further into their hideouts to ensure their full dislodge.
Bako said the initial plans of the military to close weekly markets were done to reduce the activities of the insurgents by cutting out their logistic supply, pointing out that the militants normally buy all their needs on weekly market days.
On the return of residents to communities liberated by security forces, Bako said: “Buni-Yadi has been liberated of the Boko Haram insurgents, but the state government in collaboration with the local government are making concerted efforts to provide all the needed facilities before the return on the displaced communities.
“Most facilities such as electricity, water, market, hospitals among other amenities are no longer in the liberated communities as they have been vandalised by the insurgents, and hence efforts must be made before their return.”
