Notable
commanders and front line members of the notorious Islamic sect, Boko Haram, have
been arrested from different parts of the country, especially, those
responsible for the coordination and execution of the suicide attacks in
Potiskum, Kano, Zaria and Jos according to new report.
DSS, in a
statement by Tony Opuiyo, said a number of the terrorists were also arrested in
Lagos, Kano, Plateau, Enugu and Gombe states, following re-strategized
counter-terrorism measures deployed to combat the menace of insurgency in
Nigeria.
DSS noted
that the group’s new pattern of movement and spread is necessitated by the
pressure being put on them in their core areas of strength in the North-East.
The services
gave the names of masterminds of suicide attacks in Potiskum, Kano, Zaria and
Jos, currently in its custody to include, Usman Shuaibu, alias Money; Ahmed
Mohammed, alias Abubakar; Adamu Abdullahi, alias Babpa; Ibrahim Isa, alias
Mohammed Sani, and Muttaqa Yusuf, alias Mudtaka.
According to
the statement, “during interrogation, Usman Shuaibu revealed that he
coordinated the attacks under reference with N500,000, which was provided by
his Amir, one Isa Ali.
It said: “He
claimed that the said Isa Ali has links to the leader of the Boko Haram sect,
Abubakar Shekau, from where he collects funds for operations undertaken by
their Markaz. Also, he revealed that he had participated in several Boko Haram
attacks, including the attacks at Gwoza Divisional Police Station in 2014.
“Shuaibu
admitted being the leader of the team of nine sect members that was dispatched
from Sambisa Forest to carry out the attacks. He disclosed that four out of the
nine members were used as suicide bombers.
“Another
suspect, Ahmed Mohammed, who is an improvised explosives devices, IEDs, expert,
confessed to the preparation of the IEDs used for the attacks. He also averred
that he (Abubakar) was the one who strapped the suicide bombers, notably Sule
and his wives, with IED vests, which they used in the attacks in Jos.
“Adamu
Abdullahi has confessed that Usman Shuaibu motivated him to work closely with
Mohammed in the preparation of the IEDs used in the attacks under reference.”
Ibrahim Isa,
DSS said, confessed that he was the one who carried out reconnaissance on the
targets in Jos ahead of the attacks.
Muttaqa
Yusuf, in his confession, disclosed that one Aliyu, believed to be Aliyu Gombe,
in Sambisa Forest, was the one that ordered the serial attacks which the
syndicate carried out. He further confessed that he assisted Usman Shuaibu in
planning and executing the said attacks.
Other
terrorists suspects arrested by the service include Bakura Modu, arrested on
July 20 at Kara, Isheri Berger, Ikeja LGA, Lagos State; Mustapha Alli Jamneri,
arrested on July 24, at Gowon Estate, Egbeda, Alimosho LGA, Lagos State; and
Abuyi Sherriff, arrested on August 7, at Ebute-Meta, Lagos Mainland LGA, Lagos
State.
Others are
Babagana Ali and Babagana Koloye, who were arrested on August 7, at Eric Moore,
Bode Thomas Street, Surulere LGA, Lagos State; Abba Modu Sagma, arrested on
August 9, at Ijora Badiya, Apapa LGA, Lagos State.
Grema
Abubakar and Tijani Bagudu were arrested on August 10, at Amukoko, Ijora
Badiya, Apapa LGA, Lagos State; and Baba Alhaji and Abass Ibrahim, arrested
earlier on the same day, at Alaba International Market, Alaba, Ojo LGA, Lagos
State.
Also in the
custody of DSS were Ibrahim Audu, who was arrested on August 19, at New Artisan
Market, Enugu, Enugu State, and 30-year-old Ibrahim Haruna from Kanawa village,
Sumaila LGA, Kano State, who was arrested on August 21, at Kwomi village, Kwami
LGA, Gombe State.
Mal Ali
Mohammodu, a 33-year-old suspect, was arrested on August 22, at Ibrahim Taiwo
Road, Fagga LGA in Kano State, and Adam Wakil Abdul Jilbe, arrested on August
23, at Obanikoro Area, Mushin LGA, Lagos State. Mohammed Usman was arrested on
August 25 at Atuashe Estate, Gbagada, Kosofe LGA, Lagos State.
DSS said:
“Nigerians and indeed the general public have to note that the arrest of Usman
Shuaibu, alias Money, and the core members of his cell, stemmed the spate of
bombings by the extremist sect.
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