The Nigerian Army on Wednesday confirmed
the arrest of the mastermind of the two recent bomb and gun attacks in
Jos and Zaria towns of Plateau and Kaduna states, respectively.
The confirmation is contained in a
statement signed by the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Col.
Sani Usman, and made available to the Newsmen in Abuja.
It said the suspect, in company of
two other persons were arrested at a checkpoint in Dadin Kowa town of
Gombe state while attempting to flee.
The statement said their arrest was
made possible following a security cordon of the general areas
especially along the volatile areas on the North Eastern axis.
It said the security cordon which
led to the arrest of the suspects was conducted by troops of 3 Division,
Special Task Force and the Department of State Services.
“The terrorist kingpin and his
colleagues who disguised in a trailer while trying to evade checks were
fished out by troops of Nigerian Army.
“The arrested terrorists are
currently being processed for further action and would soon face the
full wrath of the law,’’ the statement quoted the army spokesman as
saying.
The statement urged the general
public to be more vigilant, security conscious and report any suspicious
persons, movements and facilities to security agencies.
It would be recalled that on Sunday,
July 5, suspected Boko Haram terrorists carried out coordinated bomb
and gun attacks on worshippers at Yan Taya mosque, Dilimi Street, Jos.
Another attack was unleashed on
Shagalinku Restaurant, along Bauchi Road, Jos, which led to death of
over 48 persons, injuring several other persons and destruction of
property.
A similar attack was executed by
suspected terrorists on workers undergoing verification exercise at
Sabon Gari local government secretariat, Zaria, which claimed more than
25 lives.
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