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There is palpable fear among the residents of Abeokuta the Ogun state capital as the report filtered in that a man suspected to be a Boko Haram Kingpin has been arrested in the State.
It was gathered that the suspected terrorist was arrested Saturday night by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) in Ogun State.
Most residents of Abeokuta have now been thrown into a panic mood, as information about the arrest went viral within the State capital.
There were speculations that terrorists are planning to attack some states in the southwestern region of the country.
The suspected terrorist was said to have initially tried to resist arrest before he later bowed to the superior power of the DSS operatives.
The report says that the Boko Haram leader had left Katsina for Abeokuta, where he was employed as a security guard to gather intelligence for a terrorist attack.
Security sources hinted that the man was purposely in Abeokuta to set up terrorist cells for kidnapping and terror attacks.
He was said to have done the same in Abuja, Kaduna, and Zamfara before he moved to Abeokuta.
“However, intelligence gathering gave him out and he was promptly apprehended before he succeeded in Abeokuta,” a source said, adding that there are still many of them being monitored.
It was learned that the Boko Haram commander is still in the custody of the DSS.
When contacted, Peter Afunanya, the DSS spokesman refused to comment on the matter.
Meanwhile, the Ogun police spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, mentioned that the police command in the state has not been briefed concerning any Boko Haram arrest.