{"id":159788,"date":"2025-04-17T11:20:54","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T10:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/we-have-arrested-thousands-of-boko-haram-members-in-lagos-commander-cjtf-sanda"},"modified":"2025-04-22T21:49:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T20:49:11","slug":"we-have-arrested-thousands-of-boko-haram-members-in-lagos-commander-cjtf-sanda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/we-have-arrested-thousands-of-boko-haram-members-in-lagos-commander-cjtf-sanda","title":{"rendered":"We have arrested thousands of Boko Haram members in Lagos \u2013 Commander CJTF, Sanda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Commander of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in Lagos State, Mr. Kumar Sanda, has revealed that hundreds of individuals suspected to be members of Boko Haram have been apprehended across the state.<\/p>\n<p>Sanda made this known on Wednesday during an award ceremony held at the Airport Hotel in Lagos, where the CJTF was honoured with the \u201cBest Security Group in Lagos\u201d award by the Nigerian Human Rights Community.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the event, Sanda detailed the CJTF\u2019s sustained efforts to intercept insurgents and armed bandits attempting to relocate from conflict-ridden areas in the North to Lagos.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that the task force carries out routine surveillance and arrests at key locations including trailer parks, quarries, and markets, areas commonly used as initial points of entry by migrants from the North.<\/p>\n<p>He reiterated the CJTF\u2019s commitment to supporting the Lagos State government\u2019s security objectives by ensuring that the state remains secure and does not serve as a refuge for those fleeing military crackdowns in the North.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I should mention the number of Boko Haram members we have arrested in Lagos State, people will not believe it. But we have arrested thousands,\u201d Kumar said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe CJTF monitors trailer parks, and quarries, and checks truck pushers because we understand the channels through which they enter Lagos. Our people must remain vigilant. Not all Abokis are bad, but not all are good either. We are committed to keeping Lagos free from Boko Haram and banditry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cBoko Haram has no domain in Lagos State. The Chief of Staff to the Lagos State Governor is constantly in touch with us to ensure the people sleep with their eyes closed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sanda also cautioned against assuming that all terrorists operating in the North are Nigerians. While not absolving Nigerians entirely, he claimed that many insurgents and bandits are non-Nigerians who infiltrate the country\u2019s borders and pose as citizens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhenever you see a man from Borno State, you might feel scared because of Boko Haram,\u201d he said. \u201cBut many of those you see are not truly Nigerians. That\u2019s not to say there are no Nigerians among them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a fact that Boko Haram originated in Borno State, and we monitor individuals from Borno across Lagos. We know when new arrivals come in because we track the truck routes. A person from Borno can identify others from his state; the same goes for indigenes of Kano and other states.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Commander of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in Lagos State, Mr. Kumar Sanda, has revealed that hundreds of individuals suspected to be members of Boko Haram have been apprehended across the state. Sanda made this known on Wednesday during an award ceremony held at the Airport Hotel in Lagos, where [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":159787,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,30],"tags":[45,16913,254,16914],"class_list":["post-159788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","tag-boko-haram","tag-commander-cjtf","tag-nigeria","tag-sanda"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>We have arrested thousands of Boko Haram members in Lagos \u2013 Commander CJTF, Sanda - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Commander of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in Lagos State, Mr. Kumar Sanda, has revealed that hundreds of ind ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/we-have-arrested-thousands-of-boko-haram-members-in-lagos-commander-cjtf-sanda\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"We have arrested thousands of Boko Haram members in Lagos \u2013 Commander CJTF, Sanda\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Commander of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in Lagos State, Mr. Kumar Sanda, has revealed that hundreds of ind ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/we-have-arrested-thousands-of-boko-haram-members-in-lagos-commander-cjtf-sanda\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-04-17T10:20:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-04-22T20:49:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/sm_1744876718.983585.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"576\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/we-have-arrested-thousands-of-boko-haram-members-in-lagos-commander-cjtf-sanda#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/we-have-arrested-thousands-of-boko-haram-members-in-lagos-commander-cjtf-sanda\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"We have arrested thousands of Boko Haram members in Lagos \u2013 Commander CJTF, Sanda\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-17T10:20:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-22T20:49:11+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/we-have-arrested-thousands-of-boko-haram-members-in-lagos-commander-cjtf-sanda\"},\"wordCount\":434,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/we-have-arrested-thousands-of-boko-haram-members-in-lagos-commander-cjtf-sanda#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/sm_1744876718.983585.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Boko Haram\",\"Commander CJTF\",\"Nigeria\",\"Sanda\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Community\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/we-have-arrested-thousands-of-boko-haram-members-in-lagos-commander-cjtf-sanda#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/we-have-arrested-thousands-of-boko-haram-members-in-lagos-commander-cjtf-sanda\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/we-have-arrested-thousands-of-boko-haram-members-in-lagos-commander-cjtf-sanda\",\"name\":\"We have arrested thousands of Boko Haram members in Lagos \u2013 Commander CJTF, Sanda - 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