Hunters apprehend 5 Boko Haram informants, food suppliers in Borno

Hunters have apprehended five Boko Haram informants, food and logistics suppliers in Mandaragirau village of Biu Local Government Area of Borno State.

The suspects were on Wednesday handed over to the authorities of Abogo Largema Military Cantonment, Biu in Borno State for further action.

The apprehension was carried out on Tuesday night and led by a renowned leader of hunters from neighboring Hawul Hawul Local Government Area (name withheld) in collaboration with his team.

According to Vanguard, sources said, the leader of the hunters with his team stormed Mandaragirau while acting on intelligence before they fished out the suspects from their various houses, fortunately, the other suspect was neutralized when he attempted to shoot the hunters.

The suspects in a video confessed as Boko Haram collaborators, they equally revealed some of their colleagues, now at large, for using different Bedford Toyota Hilux and other trucks transporting arms and food items to the sect currently occupying and having total control of Wajirko deserted communities in between Biu and Damboa axis of Sambisa Forest.

A resident of Mandaragirau, who did not want his name mentioned for security reasons said via phone that; “We are very grateful for this group of gallant hunters from Hawul who led an operation to Mandaragirau village yesterday (Tuesday). It was a successful operation as they were able to arrest those who have been terrorizing our community for many years,” Vanguard reports.

The aforementioned publication said a senior military officer who is not authorized to talk to the press confirmed the incident, even as he commended the leader of the hunters who coordinated the successful operation that led to the apprehension of these terrorists’ collaborators.