Four Boko suspects alleged to have participated in the attack on a JTF operative has been arrested at Gonori town in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State.

The four suspects were said to be arrested during a house-to-house search conducted by the JTF in Gonori, following the intelligence report receive about the hideout of the suspects.

Brig. Gen. Chris Olukolade, the Director of Defense Information, confirmed this information, adding that the terror suspects were caught in Gonori during a house-to-house search in the area.

The incident which led to the search and eventual arrest of the suspects said that some suspected members of the Boko Haram sect had opened fire on JTF operatives at a roadblock at Gonori town, 50 kilometres from Damaturu, the state capital, on Tuesday, a surprise attack which resulted in the  killing four soldiers and two policemen.

It was learnt that about 20 suspected insurgents, wielding AK 47 assault rifles, launched the attack on the checkpoint in the evening of Tuesday when the security personnel were said to be a bit relaxed.

A security source also revealed that some of the suspected insurgents were also killed in a shootout with security forces.