Police Nab Wanted Boko Haram Commander, Turn Him Over To Army
September 27 2017
Police in Nigeria's southern Ondo state say they have apprehended a wanted commander of the Boko Haram terrorist group, reports the News Agency of Nigeria.
Idris Ibrahaim Babawo, also known as Idoko or Nagada, was arrested this week while trying to evade arrest, said an army spokesman on Tuesday.
The militant was arrested by Ondo state police on Sunday and turned over to the military on Monday, the spokesman said.
Babawo reportedly left northeastern Nigeria, where Boko...
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