Top wanted Boko Haram Kingpin, arrested in Lagos by JTF

Hamilton Nwosa
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A senior member of the Boko Haram sect, on the wanted list of the military has been arrested in a Lagos church (names withheld) by a local vigilante group (civilian JTF) at the weekend.

Also arrested were five other suspects, picked up at different spots in the state.

It was gathered that the suspects identities allegedly matched those on the list of 100 most wanted terrorists released by the military recently.

More details soon,..

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