The Rivers State Police Command yesterday arrested about 320
persons suspected to be members of Boko Haram, at Omerelu in Ikwerre
local government area of Rivers State.
A source at the police headquarters in Port Harcourt told LEADERSHIP that the suspects including women came into the state in a convoy of 17 buses, allegedly from Jigawa State in the North Central geo-political zone of the country.
According to the source, the suspects, who were arrested around the border of Rivers and Imo states, were led in the convoy by one Bala Mato Dambam while all the 17 buses in the convoy belong to a transport company owned by a former inspector-general of police.
The commissioner of police, Rivers State Command, Mr Mbu Joseph Mbu, confirmed the arrest of the suspects, but would not state if they were members of Boko Haram until investigations are concluded.
Northern govs to security agencies: End Boko Haram insurgency
Meanwhile, the Northern States Governors’ Forum has charged Nigeria’s security agencies to do everything in their power to end the killing of defenceless citizens, especially in the north-east region where gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram group have continued to kill innocent people since 2009.
Chairman of the forum and governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu, who gave the charge yesterday, said members of the forum were seriously concerned about the renewed attacks on innocent citizens, following the gruesome murder of 18 persons in some farming communities around Maiduguri, the Borno State capital at the weekend.
A statement signed by chief press secretary to Gov Aliyu, Danladi Ndayebo, made available to online media Premium Times said “The forum is particularly alarmed at the shooting dead of 18 persons in Njaba, Mude, Kwaljiri and Kaya villages in Borno which followed the same pattern as previous midnight attacks on towns and villages in the region.”
The forum described the fresh attacks as “horrendous and inhuman”.
The forum also called on security agencies to halt the incessant clashes between Fulani herdsmen and farmers in the region.
It commiserated with the families of the victims and prayed God to grant eternal rest to the deceased and quick recovery to those who sustained injuries during the attacks.
A source at the police headquarters in Port Harcourt told LEADERSHIP that the suspects including women came into the state in a convoy of 17 buses, allegedly from Jigawa State in the North Central geo-political zone of the country.
According to the source, the suspects, who were arrested around the border of Rivers and Imo states, were led in the convoy by one Bala Mato Dambam while all the 17 buses in the convoy belong to a transport company owned by a former inspector-general of police.
The commissioner of police, Rivers State Command, Mr Mbu Joseph Mbu, confirmed the arrest of the suspects, but would not state if they were members of Boko Haram until investigations are concluded.
Northern govs to security agencies: End Boko Haram insurgency
Meanwhile, the Northern States Governors’ Forum has charged Nigeria’s security agencies to do everything in their power to end the killing of defenceless citizens, especially in the north-east region where gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram group have continued to kill innocent people since 2009.
Chairman of the forum and governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu, who gave the charge yesterday, said members of the forum were seriously concerned about the renewed attacks on innocent citizens, following the gruesome murder of 18 persons in some farming communities around Maiduguri, the Borno State capital at the weekend.
A statement signed by chief press secretary to Gov Aliyu, Danladi Ndayebo, made available to online media Premium Times said “The forum is particularly alarmed at the shooting dead of 18 persons in Njaba, Mude, Kwaljiri and Kaya villages in Borno which followed the same pattern as previous midnight attacks on towns and villages in the region.”
The forum described the fresh attacks as “horrendous and inhuman”.
The forum also called on security agencies to halt the incessant clashes between Fulani herdsmen and farmers in the region.
It commiserated with the families of the victims and prayed God to grant eternal rest to the deceased and quick recovery to those who sustained injuries during the attacks.
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