Special Forces capture 120 at Boko Haram top comander's funeral

No fewer than 120 members of the sect were rounded up at the weekend at the funeral of one of its top commanders, who was killed during one of the raids, a Defence Headquarters statement said yesterday.
Terrorists fleeing towards neigbouring countries – Chad and Niger Republic – are being contained, Brig.-Gen. Chris Olukolade said in the statement.

A 24-hour curfew has been slammed on Yobe State, six days after a state of emergency was declared.
More troops have also been deployed in Adamawa, the third state under the state of emergency.
But the curfew in Borno has been relaxed from 24 hours to 12 hours.

Lt.-Col. Sagir Musa, a spokesman for the Special Force in Maiduguri, announced the reduction of the curfew imposed five days ago to 6pm – 7a.m. But he declined to give details.
Gen. Olukolade said: “The Special Forces have now secured the environs of New Marte, Hausari, Krenoa, Wulgo and Chikun Ngulalo, after destroying all the terrorists camps sited in the vicinity of these localities. The troops are already interacting with locals and citizens assuring them of their safety and freedom from the activities of insurgents.

“Terrorists fleeing towards Chad and Niger Republic are being contained as they have had encounters with Multi-National Joint Task Force in various locations towards the border. Advancing troops also observed a few shallow graves believed to be those of hurriedly buried members of the terrorist group.
“In Maiduguri, about 120 terrorists were arrested as they organised burial of one of their commanders who died in an encounter with Special Forces the previous day. The arrested insurgents are in custody of the Joint Task Force where they are being interrogated.

The Nation