Men of the vigilante (Civilian Joint Task Force, JTF) have arrested a Boko Haram kingpin, Jarasu Shira in Damboa, Borno state.
Shira, who was reportedly on his way to Lagos was arrested this morning at about 8.30am at a motor park, Daily Trust reports.
He was arrested along with 10 other suspected members of the sect who escorted him to Damboa to connect a vehicle to Biu enroute to Lagos.
According to a source who spoke on condition of anonymity, Shira who goes by the alias Jarido is number one on the new list of wanted men by the Nigeria military and was disguised in a cowboy outfit when he was caught.
Shira is believed to be the leader of the Boko Haram militants in Damboa, Chibok and Askira Uba local government areas of Borno state.
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