Four suspected Boko Haram members have been arrested in Yola, Adamawa State, for planning to attack former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and other sensitive locations in the city.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the suspects were apprehended by security operatives at Atiku’s residence in Yola.
One of the suspects, Jubrila Mohammed, 29, confessed to being a Boko Haram member from Damboa in Borno State. He said that he and his colleagues intended to attack organisations associated with Atiku and some other sensitive locations in Yola.
The other suspects were identified as Mohammed Bulama, 28, Ibrahim Mohammed, 27, and Musa Mohammed, 26, as disclosed by Atiku through his media office.
All four suspects have been handed over to military authorities.
The full statement reads:
PRESS RELEASE
Police arrest 4 suspects in plot to attack Atiku, others in Yola
We wish to alert the Nigerian public that at about 9:44 pm on Sunday, 23 July, 2023 a man seeking to confirm the residence of His Excellency Atiku Abubakar in Yola was apprehended at the gate of the residence.
The man who was apprehended by security operatives at the residence of Atiku Abubakar was later handed over to the police.
Upon further interrogation by the Police, the suspect identified himself as a 29 year-old Jubrila Mohammed and confessed to being a Boko Haram member from Damboa in Borno State.
The suspect also informed the Police that he and his colleagues, who were later arrested too, intended to attack organisations associated with Atiku Abubakar and some other sensitive locations in Yola.
All four suspects have been handed over to military authorities.
We commend the police for the work that they continue to do in this particular investigation.
We further ask that other relevant security agencies remain on top of their brief.
Signed:
Atiku Media Office
Yola
24th July, 2023.
