The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Sunday said it had arrested a 56-year-old Boko Haram kingpin in Aski Uba Local Government Area of Borno.

The Commandant of the NSCDC in Borno, Ibrahim Abdullahi, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri.

Abdullahi said that the suspect was apprehended at
Mussa village on June 7th.

“Our men have made remarkable progress by arresting a Boko Haram kingpin. The notorious
kingpin was said to be a recruiter as well as supplier
of arms and IEDs to Boko Haram terrorists. He
confessed that his three children were also arrow
heads of the Boko Haram sect,” Abdullahi said.

He said the command had since handed over the
suspect to the army for further investigation.