sss in collaboration with operation MESA arrest suspected boko haram member in Lagos
The state security service(sss), and members Operation Mesa (OP Mesa) in Ijora area of Lagos State following a tip-off by residents of the...
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The state security service(sss), and members Operation Mesa (OP Mesa) in Ijora area of Lagos State following a tip-off by residents of the community, has arrested a suspected member of Boko Haram sect identified as Abdullahi Adamu.
Abdullahi Adamu, pictured above, was apprehended during a raid carried out by operatives of the security outfit comprising the Army and the State Security Service (SSS).
“We have been calling on the state government to do something about this. This is the second time we will arrest Boko Haram suspects in this community and nothing has been done on that. The one we caught now had even admitted that he is a terrorist. You know that majority of the northerners in Lagos live in Ijora, Agege and Badia.’’
In an interview with the Nation, one of the residents of the community who pleaded anonymity, said;
“People came to me that they saw one man on the internet and that he is a member of Boko Haram, saying they know where he lives. They said they are going to his house and identify him. They arrested him and handed him to Oba of Ojora,”
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| Suspected boko haram member, Adullahi Adamu paraded by members of security agencies in Lagos on Tuesday |
Abdullahi Adamu, pictured above, was apprehended during a raid carried out by operatives of the security outfit comprising the Army and the State Security Service (SSS).
According to The Nation, the raid, which took place at the Ijora 7-Up area of Lagos, came after a tip-off on the activities of a terror network allegedly co-ordinated by Iranians.
Abdullahi, was arrested after soldiers ransacked one of the buildings in the area. Adamu was said to have concealed some devices suspected to be explosives in boxes, which were stacked in the ceiling of the house. Also recovered alongside the suspected explosives were two AK47 rifles.
The Paramount ruler of the community, Oba Fatai Ojora speaking on the arrest of the suspects, said;“We have been calling on the state government to do something about this. This is the second time we will arrest Boko Haram suspects in this community and nothing has been done on that. The one we caught now had even admitted that he is a terrorist. You know that majority of the northerners in Lagos live in Ijora, Agege and Badia.’’
In an interview with the Nation, one of the residents of the community who pleaded anonymity, said;
“People came to me that they saw one man on the internet and that he is a member of Boko Haram, saying they know where he lives. They said they are going to his house and identify him. They arrested him and handed him to Oba of Ojora,”
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