Military arrests Boko Haram sponsors in Borno state

The Nigerian Army have arrested two prominent politicians and a traditional ruler in allied with the Boko Haram group.

According to The Sun reports, the arrested politicians are well known in government circle. They were arrested early this week by detectives and troops from Operation Lafiya Dole, the counter-insurgency military team.

A source revealed that one of the arrested alleged agents who is also an Islamic spiritualist, had absconded the state when he got some information that the military were on his trail. But was later arrested along Maiduguri-Jos Road, on his way to one of the north central states.

A second suspect was alledge to be a thug often known as ECOMOG in Borno and an aide to some politicians in the state, according to military source.

A source from the military camp also revealed that a traditional ruler from a Borno community and two popular Islamic clerics were among those apprehended following intelligence about their alleged relationship with Boko Haram.

The source stated that "More revelations are coming and more people may be arrested in days to come.”

This incident was confirmed by the theatre commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, Maj. Gen. Lucky Irabor but refused to disclose the identities of the arrested persons, insisting that doing so will jeopardise investigation.

He said, “It is true we have arrested some people. They may be known faces. We started picking them one by one. We’re taking them now and we are still investigating them so I can’t give you any detail.”