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Posted by Lolade on Wed 20th Jan, 2016 - tori.ng

One of the kingpins of the outlawed Boko Haram sect has been captured in Borno State alongside 10 other members.

Boko Haram insurgents

A Boko Haram kingpin named Jarasu Shira was on Wednesday morning, January 20, arrested in Damboa, Borno state.

He was arrested at a motor park at about 8.30am along with 10 other suspected members of the group who escorted him to Damboa to connect a vehicle to Biu enroute to Lagos.

They were arrested by men of the vigilante, Civilian Joint Task Force (JTF) who are providing support to the Nigeria military battling the militant group.

A reliable source who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that Shira who goes by the alias Jarido is number one on the new list of wanted men by the Nigeria military. He was disguised in a cowboy outfit, Daily Trust further gathered.

He is believed to be the leader of the Boko Haram militants in Damboa, Chibok and Askira Uba local government areas of Borno state.

It was learnt that the suspects have been handed over to military authorities in Biu, Borno state.