ABUJA, Nigeria, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Nigeria's Department of State Services
said it arrested two Boko Haram members attempting to infiltrate the
Nigerian army. The two men were identified as Ibrahim Abubakar and Idris
Audu, high-level members of the militant organization violently
attempting to establish a Muslim caliphate in Nigeria. Their arrests
came Sunday in Kano. "In response to the regrouping of Boko Haram
elements in Kano State, the Service in concert with the military,
carried out coordinated operations in the state which led to the
apprehension of two high profile members of the sect..."Audu is an
[improvised explosives devices] specialist who was being groomed to
penetrate security agencies
"In response to the regrouping of Boko Haram elements in Kano State,
the Service in concert with the military, carried out coordinated
operations in the state which led to the apprehension of two high
profile members of the sect..."Audu is an [improvised explosives
devices] specialist who was being groomed to penetrate security agencies
in the country. Audu had already perfected plans to seek for
recruitment into the next recruitment scheme of the Nigeria army, before
his arrest," DSS spokesman Tony Opuiyo said.
He added another prominent Boko Haram leader Samuel Asuquo, was arrested Aug. 22. The DSS said Asuquo was responsible
for the kidnapping of three Australians employed by a cement company in
Nigeria, for whom a $473,000 ransom was paid.
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