Boko Haram Escapee Kabiru Sokoto Re-Arrested In Taraba hiding in a wardrobe

Escaped Boko Haram operative, Kabiru Umar aka "Kabiru Sokoto", has been re-arrested by Nigeria's secret police working with other security agencies in Mutum Biu, Taraba state.
 Kabiru was snagged from a hut where he was hiding with his brother. Kabiru Sokoto who allegedly masterminded the bombing of St Theresa Catholic Church, Madalla, Niger State on Christmas Day.

It was learnt in Abuja that the Nigerian Army arrested the suspects about one month after Kabiru Sokoto Umar, fingered as the mastermind of the act, escaped from police custody.

Forty-three worshippers and passersby were killed in the explosions, while many were injured.

The 10 suspects are said to be held in an unidentified military facility.

A Commissioner of Police, Mr. Zakari Biu, and five other policemen under whose watch the Boko Haram kingpin escaped, have since been detained and are undergoing interrogation in relation with the incident.

The controversial escape of the Boko Haram suspect led to the sack of the former Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Hafiz Ringim, and his replacement with Mohammed Abubakar.