Troops of the 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army, have arrested a suspected Boko Haram terrorist in Taraba State.
The Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, Captain Olubodunde Oni, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Jalingo.
He said: “Acting on actionable intelligence on January 26, 2025, troops successfully tracked and apprehended a suspected Boko Haram member identified as Gambo Grema, also known as Gamboi, in Mai-Hula town, Bali Local Government Area.
“During preliminary investigations, the suspect confessed to being part of a syndicate deployed by Boko Haram to Taraba.
“He confessed that their mission was to engage in kidnapping for ransom as a means of financing their terrorist operations and to establish a new cell within the state.
“The suspect further revealed that the syndicate also harbored members of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP), who were deployed from the Timbuktu Triangle to carry out other criminal activities.
“The Commander of the Brigade, Brig.Gen Kingsley Uwa, had directed more of such operations to underscore the commitment of the army in tackling threats posed by terrorists.”