According to reliable high-ranking military sources, a 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.
The man, whose identity was withheld 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.
It was gathered that the suspect was traveling from Abuja to Sambisa on Sunday, but was arrested near Bama town of Borno state by soldiers of the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army.
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”.
He was immediately whisked 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, it was alleged that the man confessed being a bomb expert working for Boko Haram and claimed to be carrying out assignments for “the power that be”
The suspect also allegedly 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), a sources who cannot be named because he was not authorised to make these disclosures to anyone said.
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.
source: PREMIUM TIMES
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