Soldiers Arrest Mastermind of Chibok Girls Kidnap

Babuji Ya'ari, a man believed to be a kingpin of the Boko Haram Sect who

was one of those who masterminded the abduction of the over 200 Chibok

girls have been arrested by the Military.
The Director of Defence Information, Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade, in a

statement said Ya'ari who is also a member of the Youth Vigilante Group

also known as Civilian JTF, helped in coordinating series of killings and

bombings carried out by the Boko Haram Sect.
The Military statement reads: “A terrorists' intelligence cell headed by a

businessman, who participated actively in the abduction of School Girls in

Chibok has been busted by troops. The man, Babuji Ya'ari, who is also a

member of the Youth Vigilante Group popularly known as Civilian JTF which

he uses as cover while remaining an active terrorist, also spearheaded the

murder of the Emir of Gwoza. His main role in the group is to spy and

gather information for the terrorist group.
“Babuji has been coordinating several deadly attacks in Maiduguri since

2011, including the daring attacks on Customs and military locations as

well as the planting of IEDs in several locations in the town.

“The arrest of the businessman, who is known to deal in tricycles has also

yielded some vital information and facilitated the arrest of other members

of the terrorists' intelligence cell who are women. One of them, Hafsat

Bako had earlier escaped to Gombe State to avoid suspicion but was tracked

and arrested. Prior to her arrest, Hafsat coordinated the payment of other

operatives on the payroll of the group. In her confession, she disclosed

that a minimum of N10,000 is paid to each operative depending on the

enormity of his task.
“Another female suspect named Haj Kaka, who doubles as an armourer and a

spy for the terrorist group has also been arrested. Until their arrest,

all the suspects actively operated a terrorists' intelligence cell in

collaboration with others still at large.
“In another development, troops deployed in Goniri, Yobe State, over the

weekend, had an encounter with terrorists, resulting in casualties on both

sides after the attack was successfully repelled”.