Two men described by security agents as "notorious leaders of the Boko Haram extremist sect" are being held in connection with last Friday's bombing of the United Nations House in Abuja, the Department of State Services [better known as the State Security Service, SSS] announced in Abuja yesterday. It said Babagana Ismail Kwaljima, alias Abu Sumayya and Babagana Mali alias Bulama are being held in a military detention facility. The service also declared a third Boko Haram suspect, Mamman Nur wanted in connection with the UN building attack.
It described Mamman Nur as "a notorious Boko Haram element with al-Qaeda links who returned recently from Somalia." It also identified him as the main mastermind of last Friday's blast.
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