The Department of State Services (DSS) says it has arrested a suspected
major gun fabricator, arms-runner and a covert linkman and courier for
the Boko Haram terrorist group.
The suspect, Musa Garba Abubakar
(Engr), also known as Muhadis Musa Bin Haddad, was arrested on March 2
in Jos, Plateau State, during a special tactical operation by the
Service.
A statement by the DSS said that during his arrest, two
pistols, 80 rounds of live ammunition and several sensitive documents
were recovered from him.
The statement read: “In a bid to employ
propaganda to manipulate the international community against the efforts
of the Federal Government, in the ongoing war against terror in the
northeast region, Musa had approached a foreign mission in Nigeria for
logistics and financial support to fight the Boko Haram.
“However,
unknown to the mission, he is actually an unauthorised gun-maker/runner
with intent for mischief and communal strife in the North Central
region”.
Suspected Accomplices
The DSS further said it
apprehended other suspected associates of the gun-runner – Umar Khalil
Muhammed and Mohammed Yakubu Tahir, also known as Mallam Yaro. They were
arrested on March 2.
Muhammed was arrested at Layin Oscar in Jos
South Local Government Area, while Tahir was picked up at Mista Ali
area, along Jos-Zaria road in Bassa LGA.
The duo are suspected
accomplices and active marketers of Abubakar’s products to criminal
elements in the North-Central region of Nigeria.
According to the
DSS, other suspects Armaya’u Yakubu also known as Ali Tekwando, Yakubu
Sule and Usman Ibrahim were also arrested on March 3 at Hayin Danmani
area in Kaduna metropolis.
“The trio were members of an extremist
cell under the coordination of Yakubu, with affiliation to the
proscribed extremist group, ANSARU and have been perfecting plans to
travel to Sudan, for terrorist training with other radical elements of
the group,” the DSS statement issued by Tony Opuiyo further read.
The
DSS also re-emphasised its resolve to sustain the fight against
organised vices and criminal activities by terrorists, kidnappers,
fraudsters and other deviant elements in Nigeria.
The Service
further sought the support of law abiding Nigerians and all residents
for law enforcement and security agencies, calling for proactive and
actionable intelligence, for the sustenance of peace, law and order.
http://www.nairapress.com/2016/03/05/dss-arrests-suspected-boko-haram-gun-fabricator/
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