Nigeria arrests Boko Haram spokesman Abul
Qaqa
Police in Nigeria say they have arrested the
spokesman of the Boko Haram militant
group which has carried out scores of
attacks recently.
A police official said the man, known by his
nom de guerre Abul Qaqa, was arrested in
the north-eastern city of Maiduguri, in Borno
state.
The official told the Associated Press news
agency the militant was captured after
police tracked his mobile phone.
More than 150 people were killed by Boko
Haram militants last month.
A series of co-ordinated explosions ripped
apart police buildings, passport offices and
immigration centres around the northern
city of Kano.
It was one of the bloodiest attacks by the
group so far.
Boko Haram has said it wants to overthrow
the national government and install an
Islamic state.
Its members have frequently attacked police
stations and other symbols of state power,
but the group has also bombed churches
and killed hundreds of people - including
many Muslim and Christian civilians.
Officials are trying to confirm the identity of
the man arrested on Wednesday.
"We are still taking to him. Since 'Abu Qaqa'
is a pseudonym for the Boko Haram
spokesman, we want to be sure of who we
have with us," an unnamed official told
Reuters news agency.
Abul Qaqa has often spoken to journalists in
the wake of militant attacks.
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