Troops of the 7 Division, Nigerian Army in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, on Friday identified a business centre around the popular and busiest Post Office area of the state capital who specialize in the production of fake National Identity Cards ( NIDC) and other documents for Boko Haram terrorists.
The business centre before its identification by the military was being operated/managed by one Mr. John Zakariya and another Mallam Makinta Umar who are now in the custody of the military and assisting them with useful information.
This was contained in a press statement signed by Colonel Tukur Gusau, the Deputy Director, Army Public Relations.
Gusau in the statement said “the arrest of the accomplices were made possible after a Boko Haram Terrorist who was earlier arrested confessed to Joint Investigation Centre that the suspected persons were in the business of producing ID cards for the terrorists group.
“The items recovered from the accomplices include; computer laptops, memory sticks, still camera among others.
” During preliminary investigation, it was discovered that the accomplices produce fake National Identity Cards and other documents for the terrorists in a Business Centre located in Maiduguri.
“These documents enable the terrorists to move freely to various destinations and carry out their terrorists activities, killing and inflicting hardship on law abiding citizens of the country.
“The documents also facilitate the smooth movement of the terrorists to neighbouring countries to network with other terrorists.
“This act by the accomplices is detrimental to the ongoing effort of the various security agencies under Operation Lafiya Dole”. Gusau’s statement added.
The statement however insisted that the arrested accomplices will be handed over to the Nigeria Police for further investigation and prosecution.
In this regard, Gusau said, the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Air force and all other security agencies in Operation LAFIYA DOLE appreciate the continuous support and cooperation of the good people of all the affected states in the campaign against terrorism and insurgency, and therefore promised to exercise their duties with high sense of professionalism in order to restored law and order in the states.
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