Full list of security agents, others arrested for collaborating with Boko Haram.

PREMIUM TIMES has obtained an exclusive list of 30
people arrested by the Nigerian military for allegedly
helping the Boko Haram to sell rustled cows.
The arrested people include at least four serving
soldiers, two police officers, and some members of the
civilian-JTF
The Theatre Commander of the Operation Lafiya Dole,
Lucky Irabor, had confirmed the arrest of the 30 people
at a press conference in Maiduguri on Wednesday.
According to General Irabor, “those who have been
aiding and abetting Boko Haram by way of encouraging
cattle rustling ; so far we have arrested 30 of them, many
are civilians and we have among them four soldiers and
two policemen. They are being investigated and the
outcome of the investigation will be brought to your
notice.”
What Mr. Irabor, a major general, did not say was that
the Boko Haram rustled the cows in the territory they
still hold and sneaked them into Maiduguri, the Borno
capital, to sell and buy other goods.
The military has since suspected that the insurgents are
able to do this and raise fund for their cause based on
the active connivance of security operatives and
relevant civilians. Subsequent investigation led to the
arrest of the 30 people.
The four soldiers arrested include Captain A. A.
Hussaini, the operations officer of 195 Battalion in
charge of Mafa Local Government Area where Boko
Haram still control some areas. The council is a major
route into Maiduguri from the North and East.
Another suspect is Lieutenant I. H. Irro, a liaison with
152 Task Force battalion. The other two junior officers
are Staff Sergeant Alexander Chiegwe, the guard
commander of the main check point from Mafa into
Maiduguri, and Lance Corporal Yakpon Dona.
The policemen arrested are Usman Mohammed and
Stephen Odoh.
The suspects also include three members of the
Civilian-JTF. They are Babakkura Ali, chairman of
Kasuwan Shanu branch; Bashir Abbas, the chairman of
Sector 2 and Modu 2Star, a member from Mafa town.
The arrested civilians include members of the Livestock
Traders Association, some herdsmen and a
representative of the Shehu of Borno.
All the suspects are accused of being involved in castle
rustling.
Top members of the Civilian-JTF who spoke to
PREMIUM TIMES confirmed the arrest of their colleagues.
They, however, said they do not have the full details of
their arrest.
In the past year, kidnapping and cattle rustling have
become another major security threat, aside Boko Haram
insurgency which the Nigerian Army has been tackling.
Nearly a hundred kidnappers and cattle rustlers were
either killed in shootouts or arrested by soldiers. Over a
thousand cows rustled from herdsmen were also
recovered.
Fulani herdsmen, accused of attacking communities
using assault rifles, have complained that some of them
resort to using guns like AK47 to defend themselves
because cattle rustlers use similar weapons to attack
them and steal their livestock.
The rustling of cattle has since become a major source
of revenue for the Boko Haram whose activities since
2009 have caused the death of over 20,000 people and
displaced millions of others.