Officers of the Nigerian Military have arrested the spiritual leader of a notorious armed gang in Nasarawa State.
The military said that it arrested the suspect in Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State after destroying some of the group’s camps in Ugya village in the area.
The Director of Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Texas Chukwu, gave the name of the suspect as Angulu Idaku in a statement in Abuja.
Chukwu stated that seven locally made guns, 12 catridges, 200 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, 76 rounds of 7.62mm NATO special ammunition and four knives were recovered from the group.
Others, he said, were 15 cutlasses, six mobile phones, one DSTV decoder set and four solar panel sets.
Chukwu also revealed that troops of Operation Lafiya Dole neutralised six Boko Haram terrorists and wounded some others during clearance operation in the North East.
He, however, said that two soldiers sustained injuries during an encounter with the insurgents.
He added that one anti-aircraft gun, four AK47 rifles, six AK47 magazines, two mortar bombs and two gun trucks were recovered from the terrorists.