The Nigerian navy has arrested a suspected bandit recognized as Sule Yellow, who allegedly used the TikTok deal with @suleyellow6 to advertise the actions of terrorist {groups}.
In line with a report shared on Monday by the X account @mobilisingniger, the suspect was apprehended shortly after he allegedly collected ransom cash from the household of a kidnapped sufferer.
Previous to his arrest, Sule Yellow was reportedly energetic on the social media platform TikTok, the place he continuously shared movies of armed bandits’ actions.
On March 4, he was stated to have appeared in a livestream alongside one other suspected bandit recognized as Auta and a number of other others.
Safety sources indicated that operatives had been monitoring his on-line actions for a while earlier than monitoring him down and arresting him.
Following the operation, authorities additionally disabled the TikTok account allegedly linked to the suspect.
“The Nigerian navy arrests a infamous bandit, Sule Yellow, after amassing ransom cost from the sufferer’s household,” the report said.
It added that safety forces had since shut down the account related to him following the arrest.