Army arrests 37 fleeing terrorists in Lagos, Ogun

dimeji akinloye

November 17, 2016 6:30 PM

The former General Officer Commanding (GOC) 81 Division said the terrorists were arrested within the last 15 months.

Army arrests 37 fleeing terrorists in Lagos, Ogun

The 81 Division of the Nigerian Army has said it arrested 37 suspected

The immediate past General Officer Commanding (GOC) 81 Division, Maj.-Gen. Isidore Edet, disclosed this in Lagos on Thursday, November 17 during his handing over ceremony.

He handed over to his successor, Maj.-Gen. Ebenezer Oyefolu.

Edet said the Division, under his watch, arrested the terrorists in different parts of the two states.

He said: "As Boko Haram is being defeated, the terrorists run to other parts of the country.

"From the period I took over in August 2015 till date, we arrested 37 Boko Haram suspects.

"We will continue to arrest them and hand them over to the appropriate authorities."

Edet said his most challenging moment as GOC 81 Division was the abduction of three of his operatives by militants in Ijagemo Area of Lagos.

"I had to work round-the-clock to secure their release," he said.

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On pipeline vandals at Arepo area of Ikorodu, the Edet said the Army worked collaboratively and cooperatively with other security agencies to rout the vandals from the area.

In his remark, the new GOC, Maj.-Gen. Oyefolu, said he will key into the successes of his predecessor to move the Division forward.

Until his appointment as GOC 81 Division, Oyefolu was the Deputy Director at Defence Intelligence Agency, Abuja.

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