The
Nigerian Army has confirmed the arrest of a suspected Boko Haram insurgents’
logistic supplier and seized a car stacked with motorcycle used tyres in Borno
State.
Brig.Gen. AK Ibrahim, the Acting General
Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division, paraded the suspect at the Gubio Super
Camp in Maiduguri where he disclosed that the suspect, Samuel Chukwudon, was
arrested on September 27, by a joint team of troops of Operation Lafiya Dole
(OPLD) and personnel of the Nigeria Custom Service (NCS), while travelling
along Baga-Monguno Road.
He said that the troops seized items which
included a car, 136 used motorcycle tyres, 200 new tubes and a number of rubber
gum.
“The arrest
is based on the subsisting ban on motorcycle in the theatre of operation due to
the security challenges. We know that the insurgents use motorcycles in their
operations; nobody is allowed to ride motorcycle, the suspect is arrested with
the banned items heading toward Lake Chad basin.
“Boko Haram
insurgents are around the area and we felt that something was fishy. He made
several attempts to bribe our men at the time of the arrest and during
interrogation,“ Ibrahim said.
The officer
said that the seized car and items would be destroyed and warned people in the
area against trading in motorcycles and motorcycle spare parts. The suspect,
however, told newsmen that he sells used motorcycle tyres to cart pushers such
as water vendors and firewood sellers in Monguno.
“I reside
in Monguno since 1990; I have a shop and everybody in the town knows me, I
engaged in the used tyres trade because they told us not to sell new tyres,“
the suspect said.
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