May God help us all....Lagos Ke!!!!.
The Department of State Services has arrested
20 suspected Boko Haram commanders in Lagos, Kano, Enugu,
Plateau and Gombe states.The suspects, who were arrested between July
8 and August 25, 2015, include the masterminds of the suicide attacks in Potiskum,
Kano, Zaria,
and Jos.
The DSS in a
statement by an official, Tony Opuiyo, on Sunday in Abuja, said those arrested were notable
commanders and frontline members of the notorious group from different parts of
the country.
The statement
noted that the group’s new pattern of movement and spread was caused by the
pressure being put on it by security forces in its core areas of strength in
the North-East.The service
listed those arrested in Lagos to include Bakura
Modu who was apprehended on July, 20 at Kara, Ogun State;
Mustapha Jamberi, who was picked up on July 24 at Gowon Estate.
Others are
Abuyi Sheriff, who was nabbed at Ebute-Meta; Babagana Ali and Babagana Koloye,
who were arrested on August, 7 at Eric Moore, Surulere.
The service
explained that it picked up Abba Sagma at Ijora Badia on August 9; Grema
Abubakar and Tijani Bagudu were apprehended at Amukoko, Ijora Badia the next
day, while Baba Alhaji and Abass Ibrahim were arrested earlier on the same day
at the Alaba International Market, Ojo.
The DSS stated
that a Boko Haram commander, Usman Shuaibu, aka Money, revealed that he
coordinated the suicide attacks in Potiskum, Kano, Zaria and Jos, which claimed
several lives, with N500,000 that was provided by his Amir, one Isa Ali, who
had a direct access to the sect leader, Abubakar Shekau, from whom he collected
money to fund operations undertaken by their Markaz.
The agency
said, “Shuaibu also revealed that he had participated in several Boko Haram
attacks, including the attacks at Gwoza Divisional Police Station in 2014.
“He admitted
to 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 of them were used as suicide bombers in
executing all the (suicide) attacks.
“Nigerians
and indeed the general public have to note that the arrest of Shuaibu, aka
Money, and the core members of his cell, stemmed the spate of bombings by the
extremist sect. It will be recalled that Money and his group were arrested on
their way to Bauchi
State where they had
planned to execute another bomb attack, and this was frustrated by the arrest.
“The sudden
influx of Boko Haram members into Lagos State points is due to the
determination of the sect to extend its nefarious terrorist activities to the
state and in fact, to other parts of the country.
“The arrest
of these confessed terrorists has, however, helped in no small measure to avert
devastating attacks in the area. However, the service is making efforts to
conclude its investigations and commence prosecution of the suspects.”
Following the
arrest of the Boko haram members in Lagos, The Lagos State Commissioner of
Police, Fatai Owoseni advised residents of the state to be more vigilant, gave
leads on how to spot a terrorist and said residents are allowed to arrest
anyone suspected to be a suicide bomber, and hand him over to the police.
Source: Punch
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