The Department of State Services said in Abuja that it had arrested four suspected members of the Boko Haram sect at Oko - Oba area of Agege in Lagos State . The suspects were arrested on Tuesday . A statement signed by the spokesperson for the service , Mr . Tony Opuiyo , in Abuja , said that the suspects fled to Lagos to evade arrest in the North - East . He gave the names of the suspects as Fanayi Hassan , Butame Hassan, Kologoni Bukar and Amina Abubakar . He said that the suspects “fled to the state ( Lagos ) to evade arrest in the ongoing military offensive in the North - East . ” On the same day , Opuiyo said that at Okene town , the leader of the Boko Haram sect in Okene, Mr . Abdullahi Mohammed a . k . a . Huja , was arrested . He said that the suspect had been responsible for the coordination of Boko Haram activities in Okene axis of Kogi State. Also on January 1 , at Mutum Biyu in Gassol Local Government Area of Taraba State , Opuiyo said that Bale Grema and Kolomi Adba - Aji were arrested in a mosque after they had fled Marte, Borno State , where they were alleged to have been involved in Boko Haram terrorist activities. Also on the same date , he said that a kidnap suspect , Amadu Bello, was apprehended at Hotoron Arewa , Kano State , for his alleged involvement in a kidnap operation at Zomo village, Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State from which was said to have fetched him N3 m from the ransom. In a related development and on January 6 , Paul Ali (a . k . a . Simplee), who was described as a high profile leader of a kidnap syndicate , was arrested at Hill Flower Hotel , Asaga Ohafia , Abia State . Ali , who was said to have operated different camps at Ikot Abasi and Mbo in Akwa Ibom State , was alleged to have been responsible for notable kidnap incidents across the Niger Delta . He was also said to be a member of the Bakassi Strike Force which was said to have carried out attacks on oil installations in the area .
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