14 May, 2014

NYANYA BOMB MASTERMIND CAUGHT IN SUDAN

Indications have emerged that the co-mastermind of the April 14, 2014 bomb blast at Nyanya Bust Station which led to the death of over 75 persons, Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche may have been arrested in Sudan.
S
ecurity sources hinted that Oguche was arrested through the help of the Military Attaché to the Nigerian High Commission in Sudan with the help of international security operatives.
Ogwuche, who is a student of Arabic Language at the International University of Africa, Sudan, is a British-born Nigerian, formerly of the Nigerian Army with service number SVC 95/104 but was said to have deserted the Army in 2006.

The Department of State Services (DSS), had on Monday 12, May 2014 during a joint news conference in Abuja declared him and one Rufai Tsiga wanted for the bombing of Nyanya Motor Park on 14 April which killed over 75 people. The DSS through its Director of Public Relations of DSS, Marilyn Ogar, announced the declaration.
According to the Department of State Security, Ogwuche served in the Intelligence Unit of the Nigerian Army at Child Avenue, Arakan Barracks, Lagos, between 2001 and 2006.
He was allegedly involved in terrorist activities which led to his arrest at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on November 12, 2011 at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on arrival from the UK.
Ogwuche was however, released on bail to his father, Col. Agene Ogwuche (rtd) on October 15, 2012 following intense pressure from human rights activists, who alleged human rights violation.
Source: New Telegraph

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