Police
detectives attached to Bauchi State Police Command have arrested one Mohammed
Zakari, a top operative of the dreaded Boko Haram sect in Balmo Forest.
Zakari,
30, who identified himself as the “chief butcher” of Boko Haram, was
apprehended last Saturday along Darazo-Basrika Road while fleeing from the
intensive counter-insurgency operations going on around the Forest.
The
Nigerian police has released a statement saying they have arrested a top ranking
official of Boko Haram, who says he's the 'Chief Butcher' of Balmo Forest. See
the press statement below...
Following the massive onslaught by
Security Forces on the activities of the insurgent group, Boko Haram, at the
Balmo Forest Bauchi State, Police detectives attached to Bauchi State Police
Command on Saturday, 12/7/2014 about 2pm have arrested one Mohammed Zakari, a
male of 30 years old and senior member of the Boko Haram terrorists’
organization along Darazo-Basrika Road while fleeing from the intensive counter
insurgency operations going on around the Balmo Forest. The suspect, who hails
from Kaigamari Village, Daptchari in Darazo Local Government Area, Bauchi State
is the self-styled “chief butcher” of the insurgent group at the Balmo Forest Camp
and is linked with the recent slaughter of seven (7) people, including women
and children. Findings as well as disclosures from the suspect will assist the
Law enforcement agencies in tracking down some other members of the terror
cell. Continue...
The suspect whom investigation
reveals was tutored in the art of insurgency at Gombe Forest under the
leadership of a fleeing insurgent, one Abba Taura and moved to Balmo Forest
only three months ago, is discovered to have actively participated in the April
attack against Customs officers at Kari Town, along Maiduguri Road, Bauchi
State.
Meanwhile, the Police High Command
has called on the citizens in the affected areas to be on guard for any
suspicious or strange character fleeing from Balmo Forest.
It also calls for the understanding
and support of the public for the efforts of the Police and other Security
Forces in tackling insurgency, terrorism and other related crimes headlong,
noting that although the war on terrorism is unrelenting, it is certainly not
insurmountable and must be won with the cooperation of all.
ACP FRANK MBA
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
FORCE HEADQUARTERS,
ABUJA.
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