Troops of 21 Special Forces Brigade, Bama in Borno State, said it has arrested a wanted spy of the Boko Haram terrorist organisation, Modu Babagana.
It was learnt that Babagana once escaped from military captives in Bama
Before now, the terrorist apologist has once been arrested in January 2020 for carrying out espionage activities on troops in the general area of Bama and Banki.
However, few days after Babagana was taken to prison, he was reported to have used charms to facilitate his escape from custody.
Subsequently, authorities declared him wanted.
This week, he was rearrested with the help of the men of the Civilian Joint Task Force in Bama main market while on a task to buy logistics for the terrorists with huge amount of money.


During preliminary investigation, the suspect confessed to have monitored and disclosed troops’ location and movements to Boko Haram militants