MAIDUGURI— Operatives of Joint Task Force, JTF, codenamed Operation
Restore Order, yesterday, said it killed two top commanders of the
Islamist sect, Boko Haram, in Maiduguri, Borno State capital.
JTF's Spokesman, Lt.-Col. Sagir Musa, in a statement in Maiduguri,
said at 2:20pm, yesterday, a combined team of JTF and Department of
State Security, DSS, killed two Boko Haram top commanders on
Maiduguri-Kano Road as they were escaping arrest.
Sagir explained that those killed coordinated the sect's activities in
Mubi and Yola in Adamawa and Yobe states, respectively, adding that
the two sect members were traveling in a silver-coloured Honda Accord
2000 model car, when they were killed.
JTF Spokesman said the sect members were on their way to Damaturu for
a planned special operation to attack civilians and military
locations, adding that intelligence reports revealed that they were to
carry out attacks in Maiduguri soon.
Items recovered, according to Sagir, were a Honda car, five GSM
handsets and weapons. Sagir said eight sect members were also arrested
in Nganaram, GRA and Lawanti areas of Maiduguri metropolis in earlier
operations.
Those arrested, according to Sagir, were confirmed to have come into
Maiduguri from neighbouring states, pointing out that items recovered
during the arrests included a silver-coloured Camry car of 1988 model.
He said the suspects stole the car for possible suicide mission and
movement of weapons.
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