Orange Seller Who Acted As Spy For Boko Haram Arrested In Kaduna

The General Officer Commanding, GOC, 1 Division Nigerian Army, Kaduna, Major-General Garba Wahab, has announced the apprehension of a suspected orange seller who spied for terrorists and had over N600 million in his bank account within three months.

Wahab whose area command covers the north-western region, made this shocking revelation while addressing newsmen in Kaduna relating to why the Army is carrying out general search without discrimination.

He said, "When we stop those who are hawking and carrying wheelbarrow, and we said we want to check, people will shout, 'Why are you disturbing the average person?' And I give you example; we arrested somebody here called Mai Lemu (orange seller) in Kawo here. And in three months when we checked through his account, over 600 million naira has passed through that man's account, and he sells orange here by Kawo bridge.

"He was there as a lookout. He was like a spy. He looks around, gets information and feeds these guys, saying, this is what is happening. That is why I said we are not dealing with idiots. We are dealing with people who have one or two guys working and thinking, and giving them information. And we know that before they attack, they must look at the softest locations."