Dolphin Estate, Ikoyi, Lagos, one of Nigeria’s high brow residential areas, was a recent target of attack by the terror sect ,Boko Haram,it was revealed yesterday.
Forty-five alleged members of the group have been identified as the brains behind the plot.
They were arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) following intelligence reports about their activities.
The men were ordered to be remanded at the Kirikiri Maximum Prisons yesterday by an Isolo Magistrate’s Court pending arraignment.
The suspects include Abuyi Sheriff, Babagana Ali, Abass Ibrahim, Abubakar Grema, Kabiri Ibrahim, Mustaph Mohammed and Usman Mohammed.
Others are Modu Amsami, Isa Agafi, Adamu Jebili, Saja Kamba, Abba Sagoma, Mallam Buchu, Abdul-Kareem Abba, Babagana Koloye, Usman Buka and Adamu Mohammed.
Also arrested are Lawal Mohammed, Tela Abana, Mustapha Mohammed, Isa Agafi, Belo Modu, Kachala Babagana, Modu Abu and Alhaji Modu Mustapha.
The attack was said to have been slated for last month soon after the arrival of the suspects i Lagos.
DSS swung into action,by first mounting surveillance on them followed by their arrest.
Recovered from the suspects were arms.
It was gathered that the DSS also obtained confessional statements from them.
The suspects will remain in detention pending conclusion of investigation and filing of charges.
In August,the DSS announced the arrest of 19 suspected terrorists of tBoko Haram in Lagos, Enugu, Plateau, Kano and Gombe States.
They were described as commanders and frontline members of the sect who had played active roles in its bloody campaign in the Northeast.
One of the suspects,Usman Shuaibu (alias Money) claimed to have co-ordinated the attacks with N500000 which was provided by his Amir,Isa Ali.
DSS,in a statement, said : “Shuaibu claimed that the said Isa Ai has links to the leader of the Boko Haram sect,Abubakar Shekau,from where he collects monies to fund operations undertaken by their Markaz.
“Also,he revealed that he has participated in several Boko Haram attacks,including the attacks at Gwoza Divisional police Statetion in 2014.”
He was also alleged to have admitted being the leader of a nine man Boko haram team dispatched from Sambisa forest to carry out the attacks. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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What are you keeping these kind of people for? President Buhari should please do that which he knows best to do or has he forgotten he was a fine soldier?
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately military style of governance is miles different from what you have now in Nigeria.You can't clamour for rights and freedom at the same time shout for totalitarian judgment when it suits you.The suspects are still suspects until tried and convicted in law court
DeleteFine Soldier my ash, you forgot that he was the one that accused Jonathan of killing the northern youths in the name of fighting Boko Haram? You guys are deceiving yourself on Boko Haram. The only solution for Boko Haram is for the Nigeria Nation to divide and go their ways and lets North form their Islamic State and practice their Sharia. If not this plague will not end, our great grand children will suffer the same faith we are suffering now. Those people who should speak out are refusing to speak due to their selfish reasons. Please Nigerians should read the handwriting on the wall. Even if Boko Haram falls today another group will emerge, especially once there is a southern/Christian leader. That is the truth. Even Professor Nwabueze that is proposing reviewing the national federal constitution is missing the point. That will not solve the problem as the believe in Islam and the Terrorist world do not accept constitutional norms.
ReplyDeleteAlways attacking PMB because Jonathan lost an election. Keep on wailing 'WAILING WAILERS'
DeleteNothing will please the Igbo's except they are handed the position of the President of Nigeria. All the wailing on Biafra and breakaway is tied to their inability to emerge as President and Commander in Chief. But the Igbo's failed to accept and understand that democracy is a game of numbers and except they reach out and lobby the other two ethnic group or play real politics free of parochial sentiments they will fail always. If the Igbo's want to test the popularity of the call for Biafra, then they should hold a referendum and see where their argument stand.
ReplyDeleteGive an Ibo Man presidency, he will ask for MONEY instead.
ReplyDeleteI think some people have their brains located in their anus. What has this story got to do with the igbos and the position of the president. Once any person makes any comment that does not favour PMB he is termed as an Igbo man even when it is very clear that his/her identity is anonymous.
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