ICC Note: A government official has stated that a Boko Haram leader was captured by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) on June 7 at Mussa village in Borno state, Nigeria. This arrest of a 56 year-old man who is known to be a recruiter and weapon supplier for the terrorist group is a step forward for the Nigerian Army in their attempts to crush the Boko Haram insurgents that have terrorized the country since 2009, raping and killing thousands of people, particularly targeting Christians in the country because of their radical-Islamist ideology.

06/13/16, Borno, Nigeria (AllAfrica) – A major recruiter for the Boko Haram has been arrested in Borno, an official has said.

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, on Sunday said it arrested the 56-year-old Boko Haram kingpin in Aski Uba Local Government Area of Borno.

The Commandant of the NSCDC in Borno, Ibrahim Abdullahi, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Maiduguri.

Mr. Abdullahi said the suspect was apprehended at Mussa village on June 7.

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