The Bauchi State Police Command said it arrested of a top Boko Haram
fighter, Muhammad Adamu Nafiu, who confessed to having killed over 150
people in Baga Borno State.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the state commissioner of police,
Garba Umar, said that the 25-year-old suspect is a notorious
terrorist, who relocated to Tama village in Toro Local Government Area
in order to evade arrest after the sect was dislodged by troops at
Sambisa Forest.
"Preliminary investigation revealed that suspect was among those
declared by the Nigerian Army on Serial Number 176 on its wanted list,"
said the police commissioner.
"He has voluntarily confessed to have killed over 150 people in Baga
LGA of Borno State alone. Case under investigation after which suspect
would be handed over to the appropriate authority for discreet
investigation."
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