Col. Aminu Iliyasu | InsideOjodu https://www.insideojodu.com ...conecting the community Mon, 27 Jan 2020 09:08:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.10 http://www.insideojodu.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/favicon.ico Col. Aminu Iliyasu | InsideOjodu https://www.insideojodu.com 32 32 Zainab Usman, wife of Boko Haram/ISWAP leader, arrested https://www.insideojodu.com/zainab-usman-wife-of-boko-haram-iswap-leader-arrested/ https://www.insideojodu.com/zainab-usman-wife-of-boko-haram-iswap-leader-arrested/#respond Mon, 27 Jan 2020 09:08:38 +0000 https://www.insideojodu.com/?p=10442 The Nigerian army has confirmed the arrest of one Zainab Usman, who is said to…

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The Nigerian army has confirmed the arrest of one Zainab Usman, who is said to be the wife of a Boko Haram/ISWAP leader and a female recruiter for the insurgents.

Zainab who is the wife Alai Usman, a high profile ISWAP Province logistics supplier is believed to be in contact with other high profile Boko Haram/ISWAP commanders and also recruiting young fighters for the insurgents.

In a statement released by the Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator Col. Aminu Iliyasu on Sunday, January 26, it was gathered that Zainab was arrested at Modu Sulemri area of Abujan Talakawa Ward of Maiduguri Metropolitan Council.

The statement reads “Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect was born in Niger Republic, grew up in Sudan and has been in Nigeria for the past 15 years. However, during interrogation, the suspect confessed to being a spy for ISWAP criminals on a mission to spy on troops’ location in Auno and other locations along the Maiduguri – Damaturu road”.

 

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