Military sources said the recent attack was the third onslaught on the embattled army unit by the emboldened terrorists in less than a month.
“Did you hear anything from us? If there’s anything, we will get back to you. Mr. Yerima, a brigadier-general, told Peoples Gazette.
The police commissioner said that the suspects were apprehended in collaboration with the professional hunters.
Abdul-Bas and Ibn Habib have long been identified as strategists for Boko Haram and placed on the most-wanted list by the Nigerian Army.
Boko Haram terrorists have continued to launch attacks on several military formations across the North-East.
The police said Mr. Faruk confessed to committing the crime during interrogation.
“The governor has directed his Chief of Staff, Isa Marte, a professor of pharmacology and fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Science with a speciality in cancer research, to oversee the affairs
Mr. Nguroje said those acts could mislead security personnel and create fear in the minds of peace-loving people.
“The only places where sales and consumption of alcoholic drinks are allowed are military and police barracks, national parks.”
The new defence chief paid his first operational visit to the Theatre Command in Maiduguri on Sunday.
