Boko Haram’s Bomb Expert Behind Nyanya, Jos Bombings Arrested

Premium Times reports :
The man, who was traveling from Abuja to
Sambisa was arrested on Sunday near Bama town of Borno state by soldiers of the 7Division of the Nigerian Army.
Our sources said soldiers on patrol nabbed the man during a stop-and-search operation at a checkpoint after finding suspicious items like “sophisticated communication gadgets, a map, a very expensive laptop and 30 pieces of
Flash-Drives in his bag”.

The soldiers, our sources said, immediately
whisked him to the Maimalari barracks in
Maiduguri, a distance of about 100km away
and handed him over to relevant military
personnel for further interrogation.
During interrogation, the man reportedly
confessed being a bomb expert working for
Boko Haram and claimed to be carrying out
assignments for “the power that be”
The suspect also confessed being responsible for both Nyanya and Jos bomb blasts that claimed about 300 lives.
“He said he was to meet with some operatives of Boko Haram for yet another work (bomb attack)”, said one of our sources who cannot be named because he was not authorised to make these disclosures to anyone.
The source added that the suspect boasted
during interrogation that those who arrested him merely wasted their time as he was confident of being released by the powers behind his deadly activities.
“He boasted that he will soon be released as was the case at DSS headquarters when he was arrested late last year but only to be
released three months after to start work
again,” one of our sources, said.
When contacted, the spokesperson of the
Defence Headquarters, Chris Olukolade, a Major General, declined to confirm or deny the arrest.
“Many terrorists are being interrogated as we speak and I do not want to comment on any specific case at this time,” Mr. Olukolade said.
A deadly car bomb at Nyanya bus station near Abuja, had on April 14 killed at least 75 people and injured 124 more.
Two weeks later, on May 1, another round of
explosion went off around the same area,
killing 19 and injuring 66 others.
On May 20, multiple explosions occurred
around the ever-busy Jos Main Market,
between Railway Terminus and the temporary site of the Jos University Teaching Hospital, killing over 200 people.
At least three people were killed and three
others injured when another explosion near a football viewing centre rocked the city four
days later on May 24.
The arrested suspect reportedly confessed his involvement in the four bombings.