LAGOS, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Nigerian army on Saturday confirmed the arrest of 10 wanted commanders of terror group Boko Haram in the northeastern state of Borno, trying to escape the troops' sustained operations against them.
A successful sting operation conducted on Wednesday at Bitta in Gwoza area of the state by troops of the 26 Task Force Brigade led to the arrest of the suspects, according to Aminu Iliyasu, the coordinating army spokesperson.
Many of those arrested have been identified to have operated combat vehicles during the infamous Boko Haram attack on Gwoza in 2014, he added.
Iliyasu said the troops of the Nigerian Army had stepped up operations nationwide to checkmate the activities of criminal, adding that various operations had yielded results.
Boko Haram has killed thousands of people in Nigeria since it launched an insurgency in 2009, trying to establish an Islamist state.
