According to information obtained by Prime 9ja Online, local vigilantes and youths in Niger State have detained suspected terrorists and turned them over to security forces.
The alleged terrorists were apprehended while being questioned by authorities in New Bussa's Wawa District.
The suspects confessed to their mission in the neighbourhood, according to a source who took part in the search, who revealed this in an audio clip sent to Prime 9ja Online.
The source said: “We thank God for the efforts of the military in our area.
“As part of our security consciousness, after recent attempt on a military base in Wawa, we searched for strangers in our community and we were able to arrest eight of them with criminal intent and recovered AK-47 guns, 10 Magazines, and 160 bullets, among other lethal ammunitions.
“Surprisingly, some of the suspects even prayed the early-morning Muslim prayer with us in a Mosque.
“Nobody would have thought that they are criminals, as they looked very religious and pious and they are not even Fulanis.”
Prime 9ja Online had reported that ground troops of the Nigerian Army and Nigerian Air Force had repelled ISWAP terrorists from gaining access to military barracks in New Bussa last month (October 29, 2022)
During the counter-attack, the military killed scores of terrorists and arrested one of their commanders after a failed attempt to free their leaders held in a security facility located in the axis.