Nigerian Army Arrests Top Boko Haram Kingpin Named John – Reveals Next Attack Plans

The Nigerian Army said, Troops of the 7 Division Garrison Nigerian Army in Operation LAFIYA DOLE, yesterday arrested another Boko Haram kingpin, Mr John Trankil, at Kasuwar Shanu in Maiduguri metropolis.



A statement released by Army spokesman, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman and signed by Colonel Tukur Ismail Gusau, Media Coordinator Operation LAFIYA DOLE, says that the suspect had confessed that 9 of them were sneaked into Maiduguri, armed with AK 47 assault rifle each and a Hilux vehicle laden with 20 Improvised Explosive Devices, IED, meant to be detonated at some selected targets in the city.

The statement commended the efforts of the troops and renewed call for the troops and the public to be more vigilant and security conscious, particularly at all check points, markets, worship centers, motor parks and schools.