The arrested sect members were immediately handed over to the various local sector commanders of JTF for further interrogation and investigation.
The suspects were believed to have been dislodged from their training camps at Sambisa Games Reserves Forests and Kirenowa, a border community with Chad, after troops attacked the camps following declaration of state of emergency by President Goodluck Jonathan.
According to the chairman of the vigilante group, Abubakar Mallum, the suspects were nabbed at NEPA Market junction, Anguwar Doki, Shuwari II and Gambouru market, among other areas of Maiduguri metropolis.
JTF commended the youths in the joint manhunt of fleeing Boko Haram suspects.
Its spokesman, Lt.-Col Sagir Musa said: “JTF commended these youths for assisting our soldiers and police arrest these terrorists’ suspects among people living in the metropolis.
“The youths have also renewed their efforts in supporting the JTF in the current operations.”
Speaking on the youths’ modus operandi yesterday in Maiduguri, the group’s leader, Mallum said: “Although some people call us ‘Civilian JTF’ in the manhunt of Boko Haram suspects in Maiduguri, we members of this Youths Vigilante group operate at strategic locations with ordinary sticks and cutlasses.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Youth vigilante group.......hmnn...i pray we don't witness the fall of one sect of terrorists and the rise of another cos I can bet bokoharam started wit cutlasses also
ReplyDeleteThat's good!! Keep it up "Civilian JTF"
ReplyDeleteKudos to dis boys. But they shouuld be equiped with gud ammunation. Fighting some one with gun with sticks and cutlasses is a suicide attempt.
ReplyDeleteBravo!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it high time other Northern youths started phishing out these "bad element" living among us?
There's not brotherhood greater than the brotherhood of our country living in peace.
These youths should be celebrated. Its about time the Nigerian young people follow the example of these youths from Maiduguri and start to reclaim their their country from the gang of hoodlums terrorising the people in the North , Delta River States especially Bayelsa and Delata states.
ReplyDeleteThe youths have to stand up and be counted after all its their inheritance (Nigeria) that is at stake. These Maiduguri kids are really preciousand the Government of Goodluck owe them a duty to protect and look after them.
You go to Lagos state you have the youths running amok as Area Youths demanding money by menace from local people. They should be rounded up and let somebody educate them if they have no parents to be responsible for them and let them realise what bright youths in Maiduguri are doing to reclaim their country.