Fugitive Boko Haram arms supplier escapes from military prison with AK-47, hand grenades
Abba Gesh, a former member of the Nigerian Army Special Operations Command (NASOC) and suspected arms supplier to Boko Haram terrorists, has escaped from the Joint Investigation Centre (JIC), a military prison located in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State.
Gesh was last seen on November 26, 2023, in Malari, near the headquarters of the 222 Battalion, carrying an AK-47 rifle and four hand grenades.
He was previously arrested for selling ammunition worth millions of Naira to Boko Haram terrorists in Geizua.
“Abba Gesh, a Special Force previously attached to 222 Battalion. He was arrested in the NE for selling ammunition to BHTs in Geizua. But he escaped recently from JIC Maiduguri custody,” an internal memo by the military obtained by this newspaper read.
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“He was sighted on November 26, 2023, at Malari near HQ 222 Bn. He was seen with AK-47 rifle and about 4 hand grenades. His intention is to kidnap locals for ransom.
“Meanwhile, I have been directed to facilitate fmns/units, military intelligence, MPs to brief their tps at CP on the need to apprehend and arrest him by any means if seen loitering within AOR.”
In 2022, the immediate past Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Leo Irabor condemned the increase in cases of military personnel aiding and abetting terrorists, bandits, killer herdsmen, and other criminals in the country.
Irabor had in a letter sent to all commanders of various operations, which was exclusively obtained by this newspaper, asked them to sensitise their officers to the implication of collaborating with the enemy.
He cited several incidents of soldiers arrested in connection with the activities of Boko Haram and other terrorists, including the arrest of a soldier who conspired with a known terrorist informant Babagana Kura in Bama, Borno.
“Recent happenings in various TOOs reveal an increase in cases of aiding and abetting by personnel. This development was revealed in different reports of arrests of military personnel within a short period of time,” the letter signed on behalf of the former CDS by one CE Oji had read.
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