The bus was reportedly stopped at Obollo Afor in the Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State.
It was learnt that the bus, with registration number AKD816XG, was conveying the alleged insurgents from Aba in Abia State to the northern part of the country.
Our correspondent learnt that the bus was intercepted by policemen in a team of the National Task Force on Small Arms, Ammunitions and Light Weapons.
The commercial bus, which was said to belong to a popular private commercial company, was impounded by security operatives pending further investigation.
Also, our correspondent learnt that the security operatives recovered arms, as well as bags containing army uniforms and other items, from the suspects.
Enugu State police commissioner, Mohammed Abubakar, confirmed the arrest.
Abubakar said that he had ordered the task force team to transfer the suspects from Obolo Affor to the police headquarters in Enugu.
The suspects had already been locked up at the state police headquarters in Enugu as of the time of this report.
Meanwhile, the police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ebere Maraizu, who confirmed the detention of the suspects, said there was the possibility that the suspects were not members of Boko Haram.
The police spokesman said the suspects were traders, although he noted that military camouflage uniforms were recovered from some of them.
He explained that the suspects were being interrogated to enable the police ascertain where they were heading to and how the military camouflage uniforms came into their possession. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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How can you say there was possibility that the suspects were not boko haram were as you confirmed arresting them with Military Uniforms and arms........How can you arrest somebody with such things and you turn around to tell us there are possibilities that they are not Boko's ? I hope you guys are not trying to twist issues here.?
ReplyDeleteOther criminals were also known to operate with army uniform not only Boko Haram. The police are professional investigators sole them do their work.
DeleteMy brother don't mind the ppro of enugu state, l perceive somtin fishy is already going on. How can u catch ppl with army camoufladge nd the same time saying there's a possibility of them not being membas of d sect bh nd if l may ask u ppro, what are they(traders) as u said doing with army camoufladge?. Shoot all of them after all, bh killed 16 soldiers yestarday. Fools.
ReplyDeleteimagine useless talk, is boko haram written on forehead? you are not a professional intelligent on this job or are you one of them? what other investigations do you want? it is only a fool will not see the writing on the wall, you guys should better wake up or if need be for the government to send you guys on training otherwise, you people are disappointing Nigerians'
ReplyDeleteImagine you(childish anon.) been in that bus, will that makes you a boko haram member? or do you think is imposible to labelled you as one where as you're just an innocent passenger? It's now I realized why this country won't move forward,( can you imagine)no wonder most of them concealed their indentity(tribe/region)in order to hide their ignorant.
DeleteBy their fruits you shall know them!!!
they should bomb Igbo land so that the war will start immediately. we are waiting so that we will chase all Hausa-Fulani people away from our land
ReplyDeleteAbi dey don pay you? Oga Nigerian polis spokesman?.
ReplyDeleteI'm beginning to doubt the integrity of nija police...Why on earth the police spoke person altered such statement?? You caught pple with arms & army uniform,yet you are yet to confirm their through identity..It's high time we stop politicizing issues if truly we are serious about the boko haram menace....As for the arrested culprits,jungle justice remains the only way to reduce their number in the society..
ReplyDeletethe man trying to stop the truth from being known will be overtaken by the truth. if you like tell us they are traders from your village, release them and they will first attack you first. I think this man should be transferred to Maidugiri
ReplyDeleteIs high time we take laws into our hands cos i cnt jst imagine dis kind of absurd statement frm such personality who we see as pple of integrity afterall "police is ur friend" ironically!
DeleteOne of the Boko haram sponsors who may be DSP Ebere Maraizu`s God father in the Nigeria Police Force must have made phone call to him about the case , that is the operational way Nigerian top Functionaries work .
ReplyDeleteStupid talk.d police com is a hausa and d Police spokeman knows what his boss will do.enugu pple should wake up make una no gree.justice must not only be done but it must be seen to be done.they wan to change d story.traders wit arm N army camo nawaoo
ReplyDeleteIt's unfortunate that these Boko haram guys think it's only them that can go crazy. I'll advice they restrict their folishness to their northern region. If they think they can subdue the entire nation.....they dream. Let's see how it goes.
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