The Army said on Monday that several Boko Haram members fleeing the battlefield in Borno State have been arrested in Lagos State.
The General Officer Commanding 81 Division, Major General Isidore Edet, also revealed that over 15 pipeline vandals have been arrested in the Ikorodu and Arepo areas of Lagos and Ogun States.
The GOC spoke to newsmen shortly after decorating 12 newly promoted officers attached to the Division.
General Edet said the arrested Boko Haram members were among those fleeing the battlefield in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States and were fleeing down South to continue their nefarious activities.
He said the Nigerian Army would not relent in ensuring the safety of lives and property within Lagos and Ogun States, adding that the arrested pipeline vandals included young ladies.
He said presently, investigations had commenced into the activities of each Boko Haram member and that they were undergoing interrogation to fish out other members of the group.
On October 24, the Department of State Services said it arrested and charged 45 suspected members of Boko Haram to a Magistrate Court over an alleged plot to attack Lagos State.
The DSS said the insurgents planned to attack Dolphin Estate in Ikoyi in September.
Although 60 people were arrested, 15 were later released after preliminary investigations.
Early in October, three suicide bombers attacked two satellite towns in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory and killed scores of people.
A similar security warning was issued for Enugu State in October.
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