Eight suspected members of the Boko Haram terrorists that allegedly kidnapped 276 female students from the Government Secondary School in the town of Chibok, Borno state on 14th April 2014, has been arrested by the Nigerian Police.

The suspects were paraded on Wednesday by the Nigerian Police in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital. They were arrested by the operatives of the Inspector General’s Intelligence Response Team (IGP’s IRT) in Borno.

Abba Kyari, deputy commissioner of police, said 22 suspected members of the militant group were arrested in different locations in the neighbouring northeastern states of Yobe and Borno.

"Eight of them, including a commander, have confessed to be involved in the planning and kidnap of Chibok girls," Kyari said.

"It was an intelligence-led operation. We have been monitoring them for about six months to one year," said Kyari, who led the team.

Many of the girls managed to escape in hours following their abduction or were released in the last few years, including 82 who were released in an exchange deal that included several imprisoned senior members of Boko Haram, but around 100 are still being held.

Recall that Abba Kyari also led the team that arrested kidnap baron, Chukwudubem Onwuamadike, alias Evans.