The Department of State Services
(DSS) says it has arrested a medic who treats Boko Haram insurgents and
kidnappers.
The medic, whose name was given
as Yusuf ‘Bala’ Saliu, was apprehended at Sabon Birni in Igabi local government
area of Kaduna.
Peter Afunanya, spokesman of the
service, made this known in a statement on Wednesday.
He said the suspect was arrested
on November 9 by a joint DSS and military team. Until his arrest. Saliu
operated a medicine store and regularly treated wounded kidnappers and their
victims.
The service spokesman said the
suspect had been linked with 13 high profile Boko Haram commanders on the
wanted list of security agencies in the country.
He said four members of a
gunrunning syndicate have also been arrested while two members of the group,
Bitrus Badung and Emeka Obi, were still at large.
The suspects are Kim Dung, a
local AK-47 rifle fabricator, Hubert Akubulo, aka Okafor, Chidi Stanley and
Elochukwu Oguabia.
Afunanya said the DSS also
arrested a suspected kidnapper, Muhammad Musa, aka Zara, while perfecting plans
to kidnap a lawmaker and a prominent personality in Kaduna and Kano
respectively.
He said the suspect was arrested
November 7 at Mararaban-Jos, also in Igabi LGA of Kaduna.
The spokesman said the service
also arrested Umar Nuhu, a suspected member of the Islamic State in West Africa
(ISWA) who was a close associate of Liman Maitukwane, current leader of the
Ansaru group.
He said the suspect was arrested
November 13 at Rafin-Guza, Kaduna, by the joint team.
The spokesman alleged that the
group was responsible for several attacks on military bases in the north-east.
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