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.
Aliyu Hussaini
Nigerian Army Apprehends Boko Haram Sponsor In Bauchi
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.”