The National Information Centre (NIC) has confirmed the arrest of a suspected Boko Haram accomplice and informant, Hafsat Bako. The arrest was confirmed in a post on the Facebook page of the National Orientation Agency (NOA).
The Minister of State For Defence, Mr Musiliu Obanikoro, also confirmed the arrest via his twitter handle @MObanikoro.
Boko Haram has launched an offensive on government installations, security outfits and places of worship. The federal government has declared a state of emergency on Adamawa, Yobe and Borno States to curb the activities of the sect.
The arrest comes after three bombs went off yesterday in Kaduna, Ile Ife and Maiduguri.
Several suspected Boko Haram collaborators have been arrested for involvement in the kidnapping of almost 300 schoolgirls in Nigeria.
Among them a businessman, Babuji Ya’ari, based in Maiduguri, who allegedly helped the insurgents plan several attacks and murders under the cover of a pro-government vigilante group, Civil JTF, fighting Boko Haram.