The Department of Security Service has arrested 21 alleged
commanders and front-line members of the Boko Haram
terrorist group including the group's suicide bomb attacks
coordinator. A statement signed by Mr Tony Opuiyo, DSS
spokesperson, states that the sect members were arrested
in different parts of the country from July 8th to August
25th.
"They include those allegedly responsible for the
coordination and execution of the suicide attacks in
Potiskum, Kano, Zaria and Jos who were arrested on
July 8 in Gombe State. Usman Shuaibu a.k.a money,
said to be the co-ordinator of the suicide attacks,
Ahmed Mohammed also known as Abubakar, an
Improvised Explosives Device (IED) expert, who is
said to have prepared the IEDs for the attacks.
Others are Adamu Abdullahi, Ibrahim Isa, who
allegedly carried out reconnaissance on targets in
the Jos attacks, and Mutaqqa Yusuf who is said to
have assisted Usman Shuaibu in planning and
executing the attacks. Shaibu and his group were
intercepted on their way to Bauchi State, where
they had planned to execute another bomb attack".
12 other suspects are said to have been arrested in Lagos
State, while three were apprehended in Enugu, Gombe and
Kano States.
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