Security agencies have moved a suspected Boko Haram bellwether, Babuji Ya’ari, who was alleged to be one of the masterminds of the abduct of female pupils from Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State on April 14, 2014, to Abuja
Investigations by our correspondents on Wednesday showed that the Boko Haram bellwether was peregrinate to Abuja early this week from his Maiduguri base, where he was apprehended.
A top security source, who disclosed this to one of our correspondents, verbalized that Ya’ari was being interrogated in connection with the abduction of the Chibok girls.
He verbally expressed that security agencies were endeavoring to get from him, information that could avail in the relinquishment of the girls, who had been in Boko Haram custody for more than 70 days.
The source verbalized, “I can tell you that the suspect has been peregrinate to Abuja. He was brought to Abuja early this week. He is being interrogated in connection with the abduction of the girls.
“What is paramount to the Federal Government now is how to secure the relinquishment of the girls. He has made utilizable information that will avail security agencies.”
According to the source, the General Officer Commanding 7th Division, Nigerian Army, Brig. Gen. M.Y. Ibrahim, was additionally at the Defence Headquarters for a strategic security meeting, which might not be unconnected with the apprehend of Ya’ari and the perpetual investigation into the abduction of the Chibok girls.
The suspect, who was verbally expressed to be a businessman, was reported to be under excruciating interrogation, and he is expected to provide vital information on how the abduction was carried out, and give a clue on the location of the girls in Sambisa Forest and other hideouts where the girls were being kept.
The Director of Defence Information, Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade, could not be reached for comments last night as he did not respond to calls to his phone. Withal a text message sent to him on the transfer of the terror kingpin did not elicit a replication.
But Olukolade had in a verbalization on Monday identified Ya’ari, as a bellwether of a youth vigilance group, popularly kenned as the Civilian JTF.
He had verbalized that Ya’ari utilized his membership of the Civilian JTF to accumulate information to avail the activities of the insurgents.
Olukolade verbally expressed Ya’ari additionally spearheaded the murder of the Emir of Gwoza, Idrissa Timta, who was killed by insurgents at Tesan Alade, along the Biu-Garkida Road on May 30, 2014.
He verbalized that the apprehended Boko Haram spy chief was responsible for the coordination of several devastating attacks on military formations and the detonation of several bombs in Maiduguri since 2011.
The verbalization partly read, “A terrorists’ perspicacity cell headed by a businessman who participated actively in the abduction of schoolgirls in Chibok has been busted by troops.
“The man, Babuji Ya’ari, who is additionally a member of the Youth Vigilante Group, popularly kenned as Civilian JTF, which he utilizes as cover while remaining an active terrorist, additionally spearheaded the murder of the Emir of Gwoza.
“His main role in the group is to spy and amass information for the terrorist group.
“Babuji has been coordinating several pernicious attacks in Maiduguri since 2011, including the daring attacks on Customs and military locations as well as the planting of IEDs in several locations in the town.”
Olukolade verbalized that the businessman gave the information that led to the apprehend of some female members of the cell, including one Hafsat Bako, who was verbalized to have eluded to Gombe State to eschew being apprehended but was tracked down by security agents.
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