THE immediate past member of the Taraba State House of Assembly, representing Jalingo II constituency, who was recently appointed as Special Adviser on Special Duties to Governor Danbaba Suntai, Mr Kabiru Dodo, has been arrested by the police, over alleged connection with the Boko Haram.

The governor’s aide was arrested on Thursday on the Government House premises, before he was moved to the police headquarters in the state under tight security.

A top police officer, who was at the scene of the arrest, told the Nigerian Tribune on condition of anonymity that the aide was arrested for his alleged links with activities of the Boko Haram in the country.

According to the source, the police acted immediately, based on the infor-mation gathered from some suspects who were arrested recently, following an attack carried out on a police officer on duty at Unguwan Gadi area of Jalingo recently.

When contacted over the development, the state Commissioner of Police Mrs Chintua Amajor Onu, told newsmen that the issue was still being investigated.

The police boss said she could not make any comment over it for now, but, however, promised to brief the press after the investigation.

According to the Commisioner of Police, the police check point mounted all over the places in the state capital is the normal routine duties perform by the police adding that henceforth the police command is going to release out GSM phone numbers so that the general public may call the police when the need arises.

Mean while, as at time of filling this report, the Nigerian Tribune and other media colleagues had visited the state police command headquarters where the official vehicle of the special Adviser with Reg. No. TRGH 92 was seen parked at the premises of the State police command while other Special advisers from the government house were seen making effort to see the commissioner of police over their colleague who was arrested by the police yesterday.