Parrot Reporters
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Top Stories
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Economy
  • World News
  • Diaspora
  • Other Features
    • Crime
    • Entertainment
    • Tourism
    • Interviews
    • Editorials
    • Opinion
Parrot Reporters

Idris Ibrahim Babawo, Top Boko Haram Commander Arrested In Ondo State

Parrot Reporters by Parrot Reporters
September 27, 2017
0
Boko Haram Strikes, Attacks Community in Adamawa State
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Whatsapp

The military authorities announced on Tuesday that a high-value target in the Boko Haram war has been captured by the police in Ondo State.

The Director of Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Sani Kukasheka, made the announcement in a statement in Maiduguri.

According to the spokesman, Idris Ibrahim Babawo, a top Boko Haram commander, is identified as number 156 in the Boko Haram wanted list.

Babawo, 42, who also goes by the name Idoko or Nagada, was captured while trying to evade arrest.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the capture indicates that the renewed push by the military to clear the insurgents from the North East is yielding dividends.

Kukasheka said that the jihadist had since been handed over to the military.

“The Ondo State Command of the Nigeria Police on Sept. 24 at about 2: 00 p.m., arrested a wanted Boko Haram terrorist, Idris Ibrahim Babawo, believed to be number 156 on the wanted Boko Haram terrorists list.

“He was handed over to the 32 Brigade, 2 Division, Nigerian Army at about 2:00 p.m. on Sept. 25 by the Ondo State Police Command.”

Kukasheka said that preliminary investigations showed that the terrorist hailed from Chinade village in the Katagum Local Government Area of Bauchi State.

He said that Babawo escaped from the North-East because of what he described as sustained military onslaught on the jihadists.

Boko Haram staged a bloody insurgency in northern Nigeria in 2009 in a bid to establish an Islamic Caliphate.

But the military has decimated the group, forcing the insurgents to resort to attacking mainly soft targets in parts of northern Nigeria.

At least 2.7 million people have been displaced by the insurgency, especially in Borno and Adamawa States, the epicentre of the bloody campaign. (NAN)

More News...

Call for Reform: FRSC’s Outdated System Sparks Frustration.

Call for Reform: FRSC’s Outdated System Sparks Frustration.

Ogboni High Chief Priest Dr. Oladoyin Odebowale educate Engr. Joe Igbokwe on History of Lagos

Ogboni High Chief Priest Dr. Oladoyin Odebowale educate Engr. Joe Igbokwe on History of Lagos

EFCC Chairman Hands Over Confiscated 750-Unit Luxury Estate To Housing Minister For Public Sale

EFCC Chairman Hands Over Confiscated 750-Unit Luxury Estate To Housing Minister For Public Sale

The Weight of Parenthood A Regreful Confession

The Weight of Parenthood A Regreful Confession

N225 Billion Blow Insolvency Loom: Fidelity Bank Loses Court Battle to Ibadan Firm

N225 Billion Blow Insolvency Loom: Fidelity Bank Loses Court Battle to Ibadan Firm

Nigerians Express Joy As NIDCOM Facilitates Return Of Jumoke George’s Daughter From Mali After Four-Year Disappearance

Nigerians Express Joy As NIDCOM Facilitates Return Of Jumoke George’s Daughter From Mali After Four-Year Disappearance

Renewed Hope Global Town Hall Virtual Conference Highlights CNG Initiative

Renewed Hope Global Town Hall Virtual Conference Highlights CNG Initiative

From Abeokuta to Lagos by Train: A Journey of Discovery and Reflection

From Abeokuta to Lagos by Train: A Journey of Discovery and Reflection

About Us

Parrot Reporters is an independent and non-partisan news platform with special focus on Nigerians in Diaspora cum news within and outside the shore of Nigeria.


Our aim is to celebrate the exploits of Nigerians in diaspora particularly in Southern Africa and other parts of the world.

Categories

  • Business
  • Comic
  • Cover Stories
  • Crime
  • Economy
  • Editorials
  • Entertainment
  • Health
  • Interviews
  • Nigerians In Diaspora
  • Opinion
  • Other News
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Tourism
  • Videos
  • World News

Follow Us

COPYRIGHT © Parrot Reporters
No Result
View All Result
  • Browse
    • Sports

© Parrot Reporters