A man suspected to be the operations commander of the Boko Haram sect was yesterday arrested by the Joint Task Force (JTF) in Kano. Suleiman Mohammed, who hails from Ogbomosho in Oyo State, believed to have masterminded several deadly attacks in Kano, has been moved to Abuja for interrogation.
The Kano State police commissioner, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, who confirmed the arrest, described Mohammed as a high-profile operative of the sect. He was nabbed along with his wife and five children during a raid on his Farawa Babban Layi residence.
According to the police commissioner, Mohammed's capture was made possible by good intelligence work as well as cooperation from the public. He also affirmed that no shots were fired during the raid.
Idris said that the sect commander had been flown to Abuja where he was handed over to one of the security agencies. He said that weapons including 1,000 rounds of ammunition, 10 crates of improvised explosive devices (IEDs), a rifle and three pistols were seized from him.
"The arrest came after a tip-off from a member of the public who noticed suspicious movement of people into the sect leader's house and alerted the security agencies. They successfully arrested the top sect leader, whom we believe to be the operational commander of the sect in the state," he said.
Idris stated that Suleiman was likely to be the person behind the series of organised deadly attacks in Kano State, particularly the attack on Christian worshippers inside the BUK campus and the targeted killings of innocent persons in the state.
A highly placed security source in Abuja, who pleaded anonymity, confirmed Mohammed's arrest.
In another development, gunmen yesterday killed a top leader of the Shiite Islamic sect, Mohammed Alli, in his residence in Gadan Kaya area of Kano.
A source close to the deceased said that a group of gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram operatives came to the home of the Shiite leader and asked to use one of his motorbikes. Alli was said to have turned down the request following which he was promptly shot at close range by the men.
The late Alli, described as one of the richest Shiites residing in Kano, lived in the Gadan Kaya area of Kano. The remains of Alhaji Alli have been deposited at the Murtala Muhammed Hospital in Kano while preparations were being made for his burial according to Muslim rites.
Kano State commissioner of police Mr Idris confirmed the killing but said investigations were still going on to unravel the perpetrators.
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Men i do not blame anybody i blame God for letting innocent people God could have stop this people
YORUBA AGAIN REMEMBER 1966 WESTERN NIGERIA UNREST. Not Surprised for a Yoruba man AGAIN behind subversion of peace in Nigeria. The same way Akintola & Awolowo brought down the first Republic immediately after independence from Britain in 1960. While fighting for supremacy over 2 empty seats. Hope the Government will fry him, so that he can speak up whom his supporters are.
I do not believe these make shift lies that the Nigerian police is pushing out...it cannot sell...why would a Yoruba man engage in this criminal activity...I think the NPF is trying to divert attention from the real issue at stake which is that the big dudes from up country...Hausa/Fulani stocks are those sponsoring these notorious BH boys. Employing/ using this poor Yoruba man is not only lazy but also wicked on the nation,s infested security agents who seems to be very inefficient and covering up for the big dudes from up country Nigeria...the NPF should wake up and look for something else to tell Nigerians as all these seems like a scorpio illusion to me.
@demsonemmanuel, Tanx 2 JTF 4 arrestin such a high profile terrorist, the prayer the righteous wil continu 2 help JTF 2 fishout the rest of the terrorist
Dats Nigerian people for you,when somebody has been caught with Explosives n proves 2 b a Yoruba man,they starts raking bt,wen it is other tribe they wont Y,aint we all Nigerians Either Hausa,Fulani,Igbo,Yoruba or wat so eva.
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