Three suspected members of the Boko
Haram sect have been arrested in Ajao
Estate area of Lagos. The suspects were
arrested by members of the Hausa
Community in Lagos.
The suspected terrorists were hiding among some Hausa
acquaintances before they were fished out by the leaders in the
area, according to an Islamic cleric, Mohammed Abdullahi, who
spoke yesterday during the Isolo Townhall meeting organised by
the Lagos State acting Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi.
The townhall meeting was between the stakeholders in Area D
Command and the police held in Isolo.
The Cleric said, “A lot of people think Boko Haram issue is
just about the Northeast, but they are mistaken. We have been
arresting fleeing Boko Haram members in Lagos. I do not know
if it is as a result of the proximity to the airport.
Most of the escapee Boko Haram members who come to Lagos
have been arrested in Ajao Estate. Just three weeks ago, we
arrested three of them who ran from Borno State.We have a
way of identifying them. The Seriki Hausa in Ajao Estate has
the contact of all the local government chairmen in Borno State.
That way, we usually know those Boko Haram elements who
have fled the area to other parts of the country.
“We have been doing this since 2014 and we have been working
in collaboration with the Joint Task Force (JTF) in Borno.
Once we identify them, we contact the JTF and they come and
arrest them.
Reacting to Abdullahi’s disclosure, Edgal assured that the police
would verify the claims by the cleric because there were serious
security issues.
He urged residents to be more vigilant, noting that Lagos
cannot be isolated from security challenges in other parts of the
country.
“We all know that Lagos is the melting pot of the country.
Because Lagos is functioning, we are getting influx of people at
astronomical rate,” he said.
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