Nigerian Army Apprehends Boko Haram Sponsor

The Nigerian military claimed on May 19, that they had arrested Aliyu
Hussaini, a suspected Boko Haram sponsor, in Bauchi State in the
course of an army raid.

>Photo: Aliyu Hussaini

Hussaini, who pretended to be a serving general in the army, was
apprehended by soldiers from 33rd Artillery Brigade.

See the statement as provided on Tuesday on the official site of the
Nigerian Army:

"The 33 Artillery Brigade, Nigerian Army has recorded another land
mark success in the ongoing Operation Zaman Lafiyah as troops of the
Brigade recently arrested one Aliyu Hussaini, popularly known as
Colonel, a suspected Boko Haram Terrorist (BHT) member and an Impostor
who has been parading himself as a Brigadier General in the Nigerian
Army.

"The troops who were acting on a tip off, said Aliyu Hussaini was a
sponsor and also a member of the Boko Haram Terrorist organisation,
carried out a raid operation which led to the successful arrest of
Aliyu and another suspected BHT member, one Ibrahim Mohammed who is
also known as Yuram. It was later gathered that Aliyu had been
defrauding innocent citizens in the belief that he was a general in
the Nigerian Army."

Meanwhile, Kashim Shettima, the Borno state governor, yesterday
disclosed that the insurgents were likely to be holding the missing
Chibok girls in Sambisa Forest bunkers. Therefore, he urged the
military to"carry out their operations beyond the surface earth."

—naij