SOME
security personnel have been named among those carrying out terrorist attacks
in the country. The disclosure came from the confessions of a high-profile Boko
Haram member arrested by the military Joint Task Force (JTF) in Maiduguri, the
Borno State capital.
Most of these personnel have been
arrested, while security agencies are on the trail of others.
According to the JTF, the suspect,
Ahmed Grema Mohammed, was apprehended at a checkpoint on the Maiduguri-Damaturu
road while on his way to kill a former special adviser to the immediate past
governor of the state.
Mohammed is an officer of the Nigerian
Immigration Services (NIS) attached to the Nangere office of the Economic
Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Yobe State.
News of the arrest was contained in a
JTF statement signed by the task force spokesman, Lt. Col Sagri Musa, and made
available to The Guardian.
The statement said Mohammed had been on
the wanted lists in the country. He was arrested on August 17, this year for
impersonating a Lieutenant in the Nigerian Army.
The state read in part: “Mohammed
confessed to be actively involved in the killings of some senior civil
servants, security agents, and politicians in Damaturu who spoke against the
activities of Boko Haram, particularly the former chairman of Damboa Council,
Alhaji Lawal Kawu.
“He also took part in the attack on the
old Police Headquarters in Damaturu, where some policemen were killed and large
quantity of arms and ammunition carted away.
“In addition, he was among the
terrorists that attacked Damaturu Prison, burnt some primary schools, the State
CID office and the Police Safety Vehicle, among others.”
Musa added that the suspect has been
an active member of the sect long before the crises of July 2009.
“The suspect revealed to JTF that he
and 15 other members of the organization were intensively trained for three
months on G3 and AK 47 rifles, as well as in assassinations and special
operations in Niger Republic.
“He also revealed names of some
security personnel that participated in terrorists’ attacks in Borno and Yobe states.
Source:
Guardian
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