Nigerian Army Arrest High Profile Boko Haram Terrorist, Recover Explosive Materials

Troops of the Nigerian Military have recorded another major success in the fight against insurgency in the country with the arrest of a high-profile Boko Haram terrorist.

The terrorist, identified as Yawi Modu was arrested by troops of Sector 2 Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) following intelligence tip-off on his activities.

The arrested terrorist has been on the wanted list of security agencies for a long time before he was eventually captured during the operation as confirmed in a statement on Thursday by the Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier-General Onyema Nwachukwu.

After the arrest, the troops also raided Boko Haram Improvised Explosive Devices materials storehouse located in Damboa and Gashua Local Government Areas of Borno and Yobe States respectively.