A middle-aged man
suspected to be one of the fleeing fighters of the Boko Haram sect has been
arrested by officials of a security agency recently established by the Abuja
Municipal Area Council popularly known as AMAC Marshal in the Federal Capital
Territory.
A statement issued on Tuesday night by the
spokesman for the AMAC Marshal, Kingsley Madaki, said the suspect who gave his
name as Usman, was nabbed at 4.30pm at Utako Market.
According to him, the suspect was apprehended
“with a Qur’an and a chaplet on his neck while trying to lobby people in the
market.”
The statement said the
suspected Boko Haram fighter had, however, “confessed that there are so many of
his colleagues out there in the city who are out to unleash mayhem on innocent
residents.”
While calling on the residents of the FCT to be
vigilant and report any suspicious movement to AMAC Marshal personnel, Madaki
said the organisation was out to ensure the safety of properties and lives of
the residents.
While handing over the suspect to the Nigerian
Army at the Mabila Barracks, the Marshal-General of AMAC Marshal, Kasim Chicha,
said the organisation was out to assist the conventional security agencies in
the council.
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