Troops working with local hunters have arrested a vigilante in Damaturu, Yobe State, over allegations of providing information to Boko Haram and ISWAP fighters.
The suspect, identified as Alhaji Ibrahim, 42, was picked up around 3:05 p.m. on May 25 in Damaturu Local Government Area.
Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the arrest followed intelligence linking him to communication with terrorist members.
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Ibrahim, who is attached to Government Girls Unity College in Damaturu, is from Ahajiri village in Maisandari Ward.
“Sometimes, the greatest threat to a community comes not from outsiders, but from insiders who betray their people by collaborating with terrorists and exposing innocent lives to danger,” Makama wrote.
The suspect is currently being held by troops of Sector 2 for further investigation.
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