Ebun Francis
Abuja, the nations capital may witness series of terror attacks in the coming days if the words of the recently arrested Boko Haram suspect is to be believed. Usman, the Boko Haram suspect arrested in Utako market in Abuja, informed his interrogators of impending attacks in Abuja, saying a lot of “colleagues are out there in the city to unleash mayhem”.
In a statement by Kinglsey Madaki, spokesperson of the AMAC Marshal, the security agency that “arrested” Usman, the suspect was found at Utako market with a “Qur’an and a chaplet on his neck while trying to lobby people in the market.”
Madaki said the suspect had been handed over to the army at the Mabila Barracks. He called on residents to be security conscious and report suspicious movements to security agencies.
Following the capture of Sambisa forest by the Nigerian army last Saturday, many of Boko Haram fighters were reported to have fled forest and moved into cities across the country. The chief of Army Staff, early in the week announced the arrest of one the insurgents commanders in Ikorodu area of Lagos State.