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A Nigerian army Major and Captain are being held for leaking vital information to Boko Haram insurgents, the army on Wednesday announced.
They duo are part of the 30 people recently arrested for aiding the terrorists to perpetrate their acts and sabotaging the army's counter-insurgency efforts in the north east.
The official added that the Army was intensifying investigation to unravel two established cases against the arrested suspects, which were the leakage of information on troops’ movement to the insurgents and the raising of funds to finance Boko Haram operations through cattle rustling.
They were arrested following the recent attack on military troops in Gashigar, Borno by the militants with several soldiers missing thereafter.
The Army leadership after the attack, took out time to screen the communications lines of the officers for several days without making it known, someone familiar with the matter said.
“The suspicion was that they have links with some civilians and the links were traced. They are giving them vital information concerning the movement of soldiers.
The military suspects would be subject to military laws in accordance with the law, authorities say.
They duo are part of the 30 people recently arrested for aiding the terrorists to perpetrate their acts and sabotaging the army's counter-insurgency efforts in the north east.
The official added that the Army was intensifying investigation to unravel two established cases against the arrested suspects, which were the leakage of information on troops’ movement to the insurgents and the raising of funds to finance Boko Haram operations through cattle rustling.
They were arrested following the recent attack on military troops in Gashigar, Borno by the militants with several soldiers missing thereafter.
The Army leadership after the attack, took out time to screen the communications lines of the officers for several days without making it known, someone familiar with the matter said.
“The suspicion was that they have links with some civilians and the links were traced. They are giving them vital information concerning the movement of soldiers.
The military suspects would be subject to military laws in accordance with the law, authorities say.
