07:50 09/07/2015
Abuja - The Nigerian Army on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of
the mastermind of the two recent bomb and gun attacks in Jos and Zaria
towns of Plateau and Kaduna states, respectively.
The confirmation
is contained in a statement signed by the Acting Director of Army
Public Relations, Sani Usman, and made available in Abuja.
It said
the suspect, in company of two other persons were arrested at a
checkpoint in Dadin Kowa town of Gombe state while attempting to flee.
The
statement said their arrest was made possible following a security
cordon of the general areas especially along the volatile areas on the
North Eastern axis.
It said
the security cordon which led to the arrest of the suspects was
conducted by troops of 3 Division, Special Task Force and the Department
of State Services.
"The terrorist kingpin and his colleagues who
disguised in a trailer while trying to evade checks were fished out by
troops of Nigerian Army.
"The
arrested terrorists are currently being processed for further action
and would soon face the full wrath of the law," the statement quoted the
army spokesman as saying.
The statement urged the general public
to be more vigilant, security conscious and report any suspicious
persons, movements and facilities to security agencies.
On Sunday,
July 5, suspected Boko Haram terrorists carried out coordinated bomb
and gun attacks on worshippers at Yan Taya mosque, Dilimi Street, Jos.
Another
attack was unleashed on Shagalinku Restaurant, along Bauchi Road, Jos,
which led to death of over 48 persons, injuring several other persons
and destruction of property.
A similar attack was executed by
suspected terrorists on workers undergoing verification exercise at
Sabon Gari local government secretariat, Zaria, which claimed more than
25 lives.
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