Boko Haram leader caught in former Rep’s house

Another breakthrough came the way of
security agents in their confrontation
with members of the dreaded Jamaatu
Ahlil Sunna Lidawati wal Jihad,
otherwise known as Boko Haram, with
the arrest of one of  the sect’s suspected
leaders, Hassan Pagi BUKAR, in the
residence of a 2003-2007 member of the
House of Representatives (names
withheld).
The Boko Haram alleged leader was,
according to sources, arrested along with
the security guard of the erstwhile
lawmaker.
Although the one-time member of the
House of Reps was said to have been
briefly arrested and interrogated, he has
since been  a daily guest of the security
agency that effected the arrest.
The arrest was reportedly  made in the
Gwarimpa area of the Federal Capital
territory, FCT, Abuja.
Sunday Vanguard  learnt, last night, that
the arrest and interrogation of Bukar had
started yielding results.
For instance, the suspect reportedly
disclosed,  upon interrogation, that his
brief as a sect member was to “carry out
robbery activities by dispossessing
members of the public of their cars”.
The security guard in the former House
of the Reps member’s residence  (who
was described as a mere gateman) was
said to have been “employed from
Sokoto”.
During further interrogation of Bukar,
Sunday Vanguard was made to
understand that the suspect disclosed
that the cars used for suicide bombings
by the sect were stolen vehicles.
One of the very indicting statements of
Bukar, the  source said, “was that he
implicated the former Rep by saying that
he also buys some of the cars from him
(Bukar) when they are stolen”