Friday, 30 May 2014
BOKO HARAM: Bomb expert behind Nyanya/Jos bomb blast arrested by Nigerian Army[Today]
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.
A deadly car bomb at Nyanya bus station
near Abuja, had on April 14 killed at least
75 people and injured 124 more.
Two weeks later, on May 1, another round
of explosion went off around the same
area, killing 19 and injuring 66 others.
On May 20, multiple explosions occurred
around the ever-busy Jos Main Market,
between Railway Terminus and the
temporary site of the Jos University
Teaching Hospital, killing over 200
people.
At least three people were killed and three
others injured when another explosion
near a football viewing centre rocked the
city four days later on May 24.
The arrested suspect reportedly confessed
his involvement in the four bombings.
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