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Nigerian army arrest Chadian Boko Haram terrorists

Three Chadian Boko Haram mercenaries have been arrested after they sneaked into Gombe State to carry out terror attacks.

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A Press Release by the Nigerian Army stated that troops in conjunction with operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) arrested the three Chadian terrorists who belonged to the Abu Musab al-Barnawi faction of the sect in Gombe, Gombe State.

The three Chadian terrorist suspects whose names were given as Bilal Muhammed Umar, Bashir Muhammed, and Muhammed Maigari Abubakar, were arrested at Arawa and Mallam Inna Areas of Gombe metropolis.

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They were reportedly arrested when they sneaked into Gombe to carry out some terror attacks.

During the operation, one of them, Umar who attempted to escape, was shot in the leg and is currently undergoing treatment while the rest are undergoing interrogation.

The terrorists were reportedly arrested with Improvised Explosive Device (IED) materials that they could have coupled and attack parts of the state.

See the tweets by the Nigerian Army here.

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