JTF Arrests Boko Haram's Accountant

The onslaught of the security services against
Boko Haram seems to be paying off with the
arrest of a top operative of the Islamist group
described as the accountant.
`The accountant' was said to be in transit
between Kano and Zaria, last week, with N4.5
million cash belonging to the Islamist group
when men of the JTF intercepted and arrested
him.
Sunday Vanguard sources said he was travelling
in a commuter bus as a cover.
The arrest came barely two days after security
agents tracked and killed Boko Haram
spokesman, Abu Qaqa, in an operation in Kano.
Anti-American protest in Kano yesterday
The Islamist group's `accountant', it was learnt,
embarked on the journey which originated from
Maiduguri, Borno State, to make cash transfers.
The sources said his cover blew after he and
another associate made some money transfers
in Kano, an action that aroused the curiosity of
bank officials who alerted security agents.
The associate was arrested but, by then, the
`accountant' was already on his way to Zaria.
Subsequent manhunt yielded fruit as the `Boko
Haram accountant' was arrested in transit.
The Islamist group's kingpin, according to the
sources, is under intense interrogation by
security agents in Kano.
Sunday Vanguard understood that the security
services believe the arrest of the `accountant' is
a major breakthrough in the efforts to contain
terrorism in the country.
Boko Haram is believed to be behind deadly
attacks in the northern part of the country.

Sunday Vanguard