Boko Haram Sponsor Arrested In Bauchi

Aliyu Hussaini, a suspected Boko Haram sponsor who has been parading himself as a military brigadier general has been arrested. The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said that Hussaini was arrested by soldiers of the 33rd Artillery Brigade in Bauchi State during a raid in the ongoing Operation Zaman
Lafiyah. Aliyu Hussaini, popularly known as Colonel, is a suspected Boko Haram terrorist and an Impostor who has been parading himself as a Brigadier-General in the Nigerian Army. “The troops, who were acting on a tip-off, said Aliyu Hussaini was a sponsor and also a member of the Boko Haram terrorist organisation. (They) carried out a raid which led to the successful arrest of Aliyu and another suspected Boko Haram member, one Ibrahim Mohammed, who is also known as Yuram. “It was later gathered that Aliyu had been defrauding innocent citizens (with the claim) that he was a general in the Nigerian Army.”  It was reported that the sum of one million naira and other items were found on the suspect.