The State Security Service on Wednesday in Abuja paraded an assistant lecturer in Arabic and Islamic studies at the Kogi State University, Muhammad Yunus, for recruiting and coordinating a Boko Haram terror cell in Kogi State.
The service said Yunus runs a terror group, which comprised Umar Musa, head of operations/ instructor; Mustapha Yusuf (aka Habib), armourer/Chief courier; Ismaila Abdulazeez, a foot soldier; and Ibrahim Isah (aka one in town), who is also a foot soldier.
SSS Deputy Director, Media and Public Relations, Marilyn Ogar, while briefing newsmen, explained that the terror cell planned to launch attacks in Kogi State before they were apprehended.
She explained that until his arrest, Yunus had held several preaching sessions every last Saturday and Sunday of the month at Ethnosho Secondary School, Ojiolo, Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State where he had about 80 adherents.
Similarly, the suspect held another session every Friday at the Kogi State University mosque, Ayingba, where he had about 120 followers, whom he taught the virtues of Jihad and the sanctity of the Sharia law as an alternative form of governance and its entrenchment in the state and beyond.
Ogar said the lecturer, said to be a very active member of the Academic Staff Union of Universities in KSU, maintained extensive links with Boko Haram cells in Borno State where he referred some of his followers to terrorist training.
“In March 2013, he facilitated the trip of two of his adherents to Boko Haram’s Sambisa Camp in Maiduguri, Bornu State where they received training in weapon handling. They are Mustapha Yusuf and Ismaila Abdulazeez who are now under arrest. They were able to escape and returned back to him in August 2013, following the military invasion of the camp,” she said.
The SSS spokesperson said Yunus holds a Masters degree from the University of Jos and a Ph.D in Arabic and Islamic Studies from KSU, in 2012.
Yunus denied being a Boko Haram member when questioned by journalists, but his claim was punctured by Yusuf, Abdulazeez and Isah who insisted that he had been teaching them about Jihad and how to exploit it to instal Sharia in Kogi State.
Yunus, who admitted knowing his accomplices, alleged that he was set up, adding that Islam which he preached, did not endorse blood-shedding.
“I don’t have any link with Boko Haram, in fact I preached against them, that is why they have set me up. You can go to Jos and ask for my tapes, I preached against them. Islam doesn’t support blood-shedding and I don’t support it too,” he said.
One of the suspects, Isah said he was in company with Umar and Abdulazeez on their way to Maiduguri, Bornu State for training when they were arrested at a mosque in Zuba, near Abuja.
Abdulazeez said he was indoctrinated by Yusuf in Nyanya, Abuja and he subsequently travelled to Ayingba to see Yunus who directed him to go with Isah to Maiduguri, but their trip was aborted by their arrest.
Meanwhile, arraignment of a suspected Boko Haram member, Abdulmanam Abidiki, could not hold on Wednesday due to the absence of his defence lawyer. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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My IG is bring forth fruit. Soon that ADOKE, KHALID & KANO LGA(TAURANI) will be arrested and sent to JAIL. Be warned BH members commenting on NE, we're coming after U.
ReplyDeleteOur lecturers are now tools used against the government, first they shut down our university since july 1st, now is to be killing people. God is sees you
ReplyDeleteEl Matosky or whatever you call yourself the leader of BH is your man. He confessed long ago been part of his cabinet. Therefore the northerners are not cowards are aware of your grand plan to rope any wealthy northerner that is against his 2015 agenda. No way. The truth shall set everyone free and the people behind Boko Haram no matter how highly placed shall not escape the wrath of Almighty.
ReplyDeleteMatosky/ &co, We are NATIONALIST / PATRIOTS. Even GEJ CANNOT INTIMIDATES US. Not to talk of some foolish zombies that's doesn't know there left from right, should in case you people are unaware ask your elders that's if you have any.
ReplyDeleteKhalid please confirm if you're a Boko Haram member, ....considering your comment,... "We are NATIONALIST / PATRIOTS. Even GEJ CANNOT INTIMIDATES US"..? Your timely reply will be higly appreciated. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteOffence for Suicide Bombing should be by death. It is laughable and ridiculous to hand down death penalty for kidnapping, while as killing by bombing penalty is just life imprisonment. This is total or gross legislative and judiciary imbalance in Nigeria. This shows lack of common sense and reasoning by the national assemblies leaders, especially House of Representative, where this was first legislated. I think national assembly should change it to death penalty so that the culprit can go Islamic paradise to sleep with 72 virgins. The recent man sentenced to life imprisonment was not happy because by handing him life imprisonment instead of death, he will no longer have the opportunity to die and meet 72 virgins in their paradise. One wonders why sex with virgins should be the reason for killing innocent people. This is shameful, may be Govt needs to suggest to Amnesty committee to offer boko haram members 72 virgins each, with hope this will appease them (as this is their utmost goal and attraction to their deadly act is sex with virgin). What a belief or religion.
ReplyDelete@anon11:00am good question for Khalid. However, he needs not to respond, bcos after so much Intelligence Gathering(IG). We @ the SSS knows their where about and places of abode. All we need is an order to ACT. So KHALID and his NATIONALISTs we are coming after U BOKITE.
ReplyDeleteYou know what i don't like joining issues with faceless contributors in this forum. Do you think A Nationalist /Patriots can be intimidated. You can only be harassed if you have anything in your closet. Just as the reasonable once among you people don't like being addressed as ARMED ROBBERS', because of the prevalence of robbery and other social vices' in your area. So also must NORTHERNERS Like this BH thing. Maybe the robbery,kidnapping, rituals, rebellions,oil bunkering, blood money and other atrocities' are representing your interest. That is why you foolishly address people anyhow. Once again if you don't know the North asked your elders or GEJ you will be told we are NATIONALIST / PATRIOTS.i
ReplyDeleteKhalid if u don't know what to say shut your trap up. Many of us grew in the North so we can tell. Nationalist ma foot. Nationalist/patriots to the expense of innocent blood to ripe 72 virgins. What a reward to the expense of my life. Come to thinks about it I can't have a monster ride me, a beast to pet me or a vamper to kiss me. Una women virgins for una so called paradise na beast be that. Hahahaha.....
ReplyDeleteKhalid made much more senses that your combined idiotic minds can ever generate; however it is not surprising that you do not understand cos a person can never think more than the capacity of his brains. A grand conspiracy is designed to water down the belief of a average muslim the seeming success for which imbeciles like you celebrate after all your Book of reference reported your spiritual leader as saying "Do not think that I have come to send peace on earth. I did not come to send peace, but a sword. I am sent to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law" (Matthew 10:34-35)
ReplyDeleteClearly your actions and comments show your affiliation to your book of reference and sooner than you think your hypocrisy will be clearer to all but the lost and rotten.
Patriot killers! Impatients! Bombers of the innocents! Sex addicts! Child abusers! I can see that they are really patriots! God will reward you for your terrible acts!
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