Nigeria’s Department of
State Services said it uncovered a Boko Haram cell in the central Nigerian
state of Kogi and arrested five persons, including a university teacher.
Miss Marilyn Ogar, the
Deputy Director, Public Relations Department of State Services, claimed in
Abuja that the suspects were allegedly plotting to launch violent attacks in
Igalaland in Kogi.
She said the don, identified
as Muhammed Yunus, taught Arabic and Islamic Studies at the Kogi state
University, Ayingba.
Ogar, who presented the
suspects to newsmen, said that three of the suspects were arrested in a mosque
in Zuba, FCT, while two others were arrested in Jos and Kogi respectively.
She said one of the
suspects, the lecturer, was the spiritual leader and recruitment coordinator
while others were head of operations/instructor, chief courier and foot
soldiers in Kogi.