Nigerian police on Wednesday arrested eight persons suspected of taking part in the abduction of 276 Chibok schoolgirls in Borno state , in northern Nigeria in 2014.

The eight Boko Haram terrorists who were among 22 persons paraded, were said to have been arrested by operatives of the Inspector General Police Intelligence Response Team in Borno, Adamawa and adjoining communities.

The suspects also masterminded over 50 suicide bomb attacks within Maiduguri and Adamawa states.

Recall that students of the government secondary school in Chibok were captured by members of the terrorist group on April 14, 2014, an incident that triggered international outrage and campaign for the rescue of the schoolgirls.

The state Police Commissioner, Damian Chukwu parading the suspects revealed they were apprehended at different locations in Borno and Yobe States.

The police commissioner said, ‘’the suspects admitted to killing thousands of innocent citizens including security agents in the North East.