Soldiers arrest 2 senior terrorists in Yobe

                       
Nigerian soldiers have arrested two senior members of Boko Haram in Yobe State, an official has said.

The fleeing insurgents were arrested by troops in the Geidam area of the state.

This was disclosed by Army spokesperson, Sani Usman via a statement.
People carry a banner with an image of Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau as they protest for the release of the abducted secondary school girls in the remote village of Chibok, along a road in Lagos May 12, 2014.


Usman said further that the apprehended terrorists were currently being interrogated adding that two pick up vehicles were also seized from them.

He also denied reports that 150 people had been killed in a terrorist attack in the Kukuwa-Gari area of the state.