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Army arrest Boko Haram insurgents posing as herdsmen in Edo
No less than 24 suspected Boko Haram members operating as Fulani Herdsmen in Auchi, Edo State have been arrested by vigilant officers of the Nigerian Army according to reports.
That much information was made available to newsmen by the Otaru of Auchi Kingdom, Alhaji Aliru H. Momoh at his palace at Auchi, headquarters of the Estako-West local government area of the state.
The monarch said that he was informed about the arrest of the insurgents by the commandant of the Nigeria Army School of Engineering, NICOHO, near Auchi.
“Shortly before you came, I had audience with the commandant,’’ the monarch said.
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Continuing, he added that; ‘‘“He informed me about what they are doing and the arrest of some 24 suspected members of Boko Haram operating under the guise of Fulani herdsmen in the community,’’ he said. “The commandant also informed me that the suspects would be transferred to Benin,’’ the Highness said.
He commended the commandant for taking proactive steps to have taken the fight to the suspected insurgents in the forest, saying that the “issue of security needs careful planning and execution’’.
The Otaru, who described the activities of the herdsmen in the area as worrisome, said “we have asked farmers, especially the women, to stop going to the farms for now”.
“We gave them some grants to enable them to engage in petty trading in the meantime, to avoid the incessant attacks on them.
“The traditional council is collaborating with the army, security agencies, and some vigilance groups, and we have recently incorporated the hunters to help to evolve lasting solutions to the problem,’’ he added.
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