Commander of the Operation, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), Major Gen Augustine Agundu has said that his troops have arrested a suspected Boko Haram kingpin.
The Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), is a multi-security task force in charge of maintaining law and order in Plateau, parts of Bauchi and Kaduna states.
Agundu said that the suspect, one Umar Musa Tello was arrested while loitering around Zawurna village of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State.
General Agundu made the disclosure on Tuesday while parading 25 suspected criminals who have committed various crimes in the state.
According to the commander, preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect fled from Damagun village in Yobe State due to the ongoing crackdown by troops of Operation Lafiya Dole.
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The Commander added that the suspect confessed that he was a fighter with the Boko Haram group for over three years but decided to leave, adding that he (Tello) had denounced the group.
