Suspect linked to Maiduguri bomb blast arrested in Yobe

A vigilante group in Yobe State has arrested a suspect linked to the December 24 bomb attack on a mosque in Maiduguri, Borno State, Ibrahim Mohammed.

Mohammed was subsequently handed over to troops of Sector 2, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), Joint Task Force North-East.

The Special Adviser on Security Matters to the Yobe State Governor, Brig.-Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar (retd), disclosed this to journalists on Wednesday in Damaturu.

He said the vigilante is a component of the state security system, funded by the state government and controlled by the military operationally.

Abubakar said the suspect was arrested by the group on December 29, when he was allegedly assigned by insurgents to spy on the deployments and locations of troops and vigilante members in Yobe.

He said the troops and sister agencies participated in profiling Mohammed before he was later transferred to the Theatre Command headquarters, OPHK, Maiduguri.

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The official expressed optimism that after the interrogation, useful information would be obtained from the suspect for possible arrest of his collaborators, including the leaders of his cell.

Abubakar said the suspect also revealed that he earlier planted another bomb in a market in Maiduguri and urged the relevant security agencies to make efforts to defuse it.

“These criminals are not spirits or angels; they are human beings like us.

“The vigilantes, because of their training, were able to pick him out. And that has paid off.

“That is why we are calling on the populace to continue to support the military and other security agencies so as to have peace in the state and country at large,” Abubakar stated.

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