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The unidentified suspect was apprehended in the state capital, Damaturu on Thursday, June 25, 2015, following a tip-off from residents.
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A Boko Haram terrorist has been arrested in Yobe State after he was caught spying on an Internally Displaced People’s (IDP) camp.
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“We arrested him. He claimed to be a Ghanaian who came from a nearby village,” a source told Daily Trust.
“We took him to the JTF headquarters for interrogation where he confessed to be a Boko Haram member spying on the area,” the source added.
Residents of the area reported that they had seen a strange man lurking in the area in the morning.
“Nobody knew him in the area and we became suspicious of him,” another source said.
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Boko Haram has been blamed for many attacks in the state including a suicide bombing in Gujba on Tuesday, June 23, which claimed 10 lives.
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