Police Arrest Two Boko Haram Suspect In Ebonyi.

The Ebonyi State Police Command on Thursday confirmed the arrest of two persons suspected to be members of Boko Haram at the Ochoudo motor park in Abakaliki. The Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr. John Eluu, told the News Agency of Nigeria that investigations into the matter were ongoing. “We can confirm that two suspects have been arrested for being membersof the Boko Harm sect, as the matter will be investigated thoroughly,” he said. The men were arrested lateon Wednesday at the park while boarding a vehicle to Ikwo Local Government Areaof the state and were takento the Central Police Station,Abakaliki, where they were interrogated. The police said the suspects claimed to be Sokoto indigenes but the identity card found on one of them revealed he was from Zamfara. Items found on the arrestedmen, according to NAN reports comprised two daneguns, machetes, an axe, gun powder, and identity cards, among others. Alhaji Farouk Garba, a northerner residing in Abakaliki, said the activitiesof the dreaded sect in the northern part of the country had made people from the area objects of suspicion. “Most residents of the townsee northerners who dressin our traditional regalia as members of the sect and raise false alarm most times. “I want the arrest of the suspects to be thoroughly investigated to uncover their real identity while appealing to the people of the state, especially Christians, to note that not all Hausas and Muslims are members of the sect. “I also call on the Federal Government to immediately check the terrorist activities of the sect while the security agencies should be more proactive inprotecting the lives and properties of the citizens,” he said.

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