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The Department of State Services (DSS) has disclosed
the identities of 21 alleged commanders and front-line
members of the Boko Haram terrorist group arrested in
different parts of the country.
In a statement signed by Mr Tony Opuiyo, the DSS
explained that the successful arrest is a result of the
services’ “re-strategised measures to combat the insurgency
menace”.
The suspects are said to have been arrested in Lagos,
Kano, Plateau, Enugu and Gombe States between July 8
and August 25, 2015.
“They include those allegedly responsible for the
coordination and execution of the suicide attacks in
Potiskum, Kano, Zaria and Jos who were arrested on
July 8 in Gombe State,” the statement said.
The suspects named by the DSS include “Usman Shuaibu
a.k.a money, said to be the co-ordinator of the suicide
attacks, Ahmed Mohammed also known as Abubakar, an
Improvised Explosives Device (IED) expert, who is said
to have prepared the IEDs for the attacks.
“Others are Adamu Abdullahi, Ibrahim Isa, who allegedly
carried out reconnaissance on targets in the Jos attacks,
and Mutaqqa Yusuf who is said to have assisted Usman
Shuaibu in planning and executing the attacks.
“Shaibu and his group were intercepted on their way to
Bauchi State, where they had planned to execute another
bomb attack, saying their arrest has stemmed the spate of
bombings by the sect.
12 other suspects are said to have been arrested in Lagos
State, while three were nabbed in Enugu, Gombe and
Kano States.
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