At least 12 persons have been arrested in connection with acts of terrorism in Kwara State.
The General Officer Commanding, GOC, 2 Division, Major General Obinna Onubogu, made this known after a recent visit to the camps in the Kaiama and Baruten local government areas of Kwara State.
The suspects, according to the Nigerian Army, are members of a breakaway group of the Boko Haram insurgents known as Mahmuda.
The terrorists are said to have occupied the Kanji Lake National Park, and commit atrocities in neighbouring border communities in the Baruten and Kaiama local government areas of Kwara State and the Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State and alleged to have maimed, exploited and terrorized the area,
Major General Onubogu said the military picked up the 12 suspects arrested at various locations in its raid of the Kanji Lake National Park and the border communities.
“Two of those arrested were said to be confirmed members of the armed bandit group, while others were said to be accomplices in the criminal act.
“The counterinsurgency operation code-named ‘Park Strike Four’ is meant to, among other things, flush out the bandits and clear the Kainji Lake National Park of all criminal tendencies.
Through the raid operation, the troops have successfully combed a distance of at least 90 kilometers from Kemanji into the Kanji forest where its firm base is currently situated.
“Both the men and officers have succeeded in dislodging the bandits and other criminal elements,” he said.
