Police arrest Boko Haram member in Ogun •I fled Maiduguri to evade arrest —Suspect

A 22-year-old man, identified as Giraima Umaru Suri, has been arrested by the men of the Ogun State Police Command, at Isheri Kara area of Ifo Local Government Area of the state, having confessed to being a member of the Boko Haram sect.


Suri, who hails from Bulunkutu Kasuwa, Maiduguri, said he fled from Maiduguri to the South West, due to the manhunt against members of the sect in some troubled areas by security operatives.

According to a statement signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi and made available to the Nigerian Tribune on Tuesday, the suspect was arrested on a tip off and was picked up by security operatives in the state.

Adejobi, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, said Suri confessed to the police to have participated in the killing of many innocent Nigerians before the declaration of the state of emergency in three states including Borno State by the Federal Government.

The PPRO said the command  appreciated the good people of Ogun State for their collaboration and sharing of information that make the police  proactive in preventing crimes and criminality in the state.

Adejobi restated the commitment of the state commissioner of police, Ikemefuna Okoye of adequate protection of lives and property and confidentiality of any  information given  to the police.

The command also urged the general public to always share information with the State Intelligence Bureau of the police on phone number 08036197688 in order to nip any crime in the bud.