Troops arrest four Boko Haram suspects, rescue women

The Nigerian Army has arrested four Boko Haram members who were planting Improvised Explosive Devices along a major supply route for the Nigerian Army at Gombiri, Borno State.
The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said in an electronic mail on Friday that the troops recovered two heavy IEDs from the insurgents.
He said the suspects were arrested following information by an arrested terror suspect, Lawan Abbai.
Usman said that the troops arrested four fleeing Boko Haram suspects who claimed to be on their way to surrender to troops.
He stated, however, that preliminary investigation conducted by the troops revealed that the four suspects were the ones alleged to have been planting IEDs in the area.
He said, “Following information provided by an arrested suspected Boko Haram terrorist, Lawan Abbai, troops on Operation Lafiya Dole yesterday morning (Thursday) carried out mines and Improvised Explosive Device’s clearance at Gombori which was along the troops’ main supply route.
“The troops located and recovered two heavy IEDs buried in the ground by suspected remnants of Boko Haram terrorists.
“In the process of recovering the deadly IEDs, the troops intercepted four fleeing suspected Boko Haram terrorists who said they were on their way to surrender to the troops.
“On preliminary investigation, they were identified as confirmed Boko Haram terrorists planting IEDs along troops’ routes by their arrested colleague, Lawan Abbai.”
He added that the troops also rescued five women and a baby from the Boko Haram members in the area.