The Nigerian Army has apprehended a man who allegedly made
the bombs that rocked Nyanya in Abuja and Jos in Plateau. The young man in his
mid 20s, who confessed being a bomb expert for the extremist Boko Haram sect
has been arrested by military operatives in Borno state while on his way to
Sambisa forest, the dreaded hideout of the Boko Haram terrorists, reliable
high-ranking military sources have told PREMIUM TIMES.
According to Premium Times, the man, whose identity is being
concealed by the authorities, appears a big catch for the military as he has
confessed being involved in the recent Nyanya and Jos bombings that killed more
than 300 people.
The man, who was traveling from Abuja to Sambisa was
arrested on Sunday near Bama town of Borno state by soldiers of the 7 Division
of the Nigerian Army. Our sources said soldiers on patrol nabbed the man during
a stop-and-search operation at a checkpoint after finding suspicious items like
“sophisticated communication gadgets, a map, a very expensive laptop and 30
pieces of Flash-Drives in his bag”.
The soldiers, our
sources said, immediately whisked him to the Maimalari barracks in Maiduguri, a
distance of about 100km away and handed him over to relevant military personnel
for further interrogation.
During interrogation, the man reportedly confessed being a
bomb expert working for Boko Haram and claimed to be carrying out assignments
for “the power that be” The suspect also confessed being responsible for both
Nyanya and Jos bomb blasts that claimed about 300 lives. “
He said he was to meet with some operatives of Boko Haram
for yet another work (bomb attack)”, said one of our sources who cannot be
named because he was not authorised to make these disclosures to anyone. The
source added that the suspect boasted during interrogation that those who
arrested him merely wasted their time as he was confident of being released by
the powers behind his deadly activities.
“He boasted that he
will soon be released as was the case at DSS headquarters when he was arrested
late last year but only to be released three months after to start work again,”
one of our sources, said.
When contacted, the spokesperson of the Defence
Headquarters, Chris Olukolade, a Major General, declined to confirm or deny the
arrest. “Many terrorists are being interrogated as we speak and I do not want
to comment on any specific case at this time,” Mr. Olukolade said.
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