Nigeria’s Department of State Service (DSS) has arrested four suspected members of the Boko Haram group who fled to Lagos from North-eastern Nigeria.
Spokesperson of the Service, Tony Opuiyo, in a statement pointed out that, the suspects “fled to the state (Lagos) to evade arrest in the ongoing military offensive in the North-east.”
According to Opuiyo, the four suspects were arrested on January 10 in the Oko Oba area of Lagos state, and are identified as Fanayi Bukar Hassan, Butame Hassan, Kologoni Bukar, and Amina Abubakar.
He further revealed that, the service also arrested a leader of the sect in Okene town, Kogi state, Identified as Abdullahi Mohammed, who has been responsible for the coordination of Boko Haram activities in Okene axis of the state.
Two fleeing Boko Haram members were also arrested on January 1st, at Mutum Biyu in Gassol local government area of Taraba state in a mosque after they had fled Marte, Bornu state. They are; Bale Grema and Kolomi ADBA-AJI, the statement added.