Police in Borno State has arrested 22 suspected Boko Haram Commanders and Fighters responsible for the kidnap of Chibok girls, suicide attacks, series of bombings and other heinous crimes in the State.
According to the State Commissioner of Police, Damian Chukwu, the reinvigorated operational strategies of the Force with the deployment of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) by IGP Ibrahim Idris to squarely confront and arrest Boko Haram Commanders and fighters paid off this week, as identities of those behind the series of suicide bombings, mass killings of innocent persons and abductions/kidnap of hundreds of schoolgirls, boys and adults in the Northeast were unmasked.
The CP said the IGP after his 5-day operational tour of the Northeast in March 2018, decided to deploy the Force Intelligence Response Team to work in synergy with Commissioners of Police in the affected States.
He said the Police Special Terrorism Investigation Team swung into action, all records of suicide attacks, wanton killings were thoroughly investigated in order to arrest the cells culprits responsible for the violent mass killings. He added the massive onslaught and aggressive exploit paid off with the arrest of the 22 suspects.
CP Damian in a statement said the Intelligence Response Team in swift coordinated operations with personnel of the Command and other Police detachments at different locations in the State, arrested 22 BH Sub-Commanders and fighters after fierce gun battles.
Explaining further, CP confirmed that, in the gun battles that ensued between the Police and the hoodlums, some of the BH camps were destroyed while several Improvised Explosives were detonated by the Police EOD and caches of firearms/ammunition and properties of victims were recovered.
He said some of the BH Sub-Commanders and fighters during interrogation, confessed to having participated actively in the kidnap of Chibok School Girls in 2014, several suicide bombings across the country and also ambush and killed innocent Nigerians including security personnel in Borno, Adamawa, Yobe and other affected States.
The criminal roles played by each of these arrested culprits are as follows:
(1) Mayinta Modu a.k.a Abor (23yrs) – from Bama LGA:
He confessed to being one of the BH Commanders who coordinated and led the kidnap of Chibok School Girls in 2014 and several attacks on Bama and Gwoza towns in Borno State and Mubi town in Adamawa State.
(2) Adam Mohammed (20yrs) – from Bama LGA:
Confessed to having participated in Chibok School Girls’ kidnap and in coordinating suicide bombings.
(3) Gujja Jidda (21yrs) – from Bama LGA:
Confessed to having participated in the Chibok School Girls’ kidnap and in coordinating suicide bombings.
(4) Mamman Wardi (25yrs) – from Bama LGA:
Confessed to participating in the Chibok School Girls’ kidnap and in coordinating suicide bombings.
(5) Alhaji Modu Jidda (29yrs) – from Bama LGA:
Confessed to participating in the Chibok School Girls’ kidnap and in coordinating suicide bombings.
(6) Ajiri Bulama Dungus (22yrs) – from Bama LGA:
Confessed to having participated in the Chibok School Girls’ Kidnap and in suicide bombings.
(7) Mohammed Abba (20yrs) – from Bama LGA:
Confessed to having participated in the Chibok School Girls’ Kidnap.
(8) Fannami Mustapha (22yrs) – from Bama LGA:
Confessed to having participated in the Chibok School Girls’ kidnap and in coordinating suicide bombings.
(9) Adam Mustapha a.k.a Ba’Adam (20yrs) – Native of Kala-Balge LGA:
He is the Overall Coordinator and Kingpin of suicide bombings in Borno and Adamawa States who conveys female and male suicide bombers from Sambisa Forest to different locations in Borno and Adamawa States where they detonate their bombs. He also confessed to being the mastermind of the suicide bomb attacks along Baga Road, in Bulumkutu general area, Customs Roundabout area, Post Office area, 333 Artillery Battalion gate and environs, Muna Garage general area of Maiduguri Township, Konduga LGA, and environs, Kauri town near Bama etc.
(10) Mustapha Kanumbu a.k.an A’aramma (20yrs) – Native of Mobbar LGA:
He is one of the BHT Commanders who supply logistics to the group members in Sambisa. He also confessed to having participated in several attacks and killings of hundreds of people in Maiduguri.
(11) Ibrahim Mala (48yrs) – Native of Gwoza LGA:
He is one of the BHT Commanders. He resides in Dalori Karekere village, neighborhoods of Maiduguri Metropolitan Council. He also supplies food and other logistics to BH members in Sambisa Forest.
(12) Abdullahi Mohammed Gawi (23yrs) – from Bama LGA:
A confessed member of the BH group.
(13) Maina Adam (35yrs) – from Bama LGA:
A confessed member of the BH group.
(14) Wano Musa (27yrs) – Native of Bama LGA:
A confessed member and coordinates suicide bombings in Maiduguri Township and environs.
(15) Ishaka Musa (26yrs) – from Bama LGA:
A confessed member and coordinates suicide bombings.
(16) Abubakar Mohammed (28yrs) – Native of Nganzai LGA:
A confessed member and coordinates suicide bombings.
(17) Usman Umar (28yrs) – Native of Bama LGA:
A confessed member and coordinates suicide bombings.
(18) Maina Abba (27yrs) – Native of Nganzai LGA:
A confessed Member of the BH group.
(19) Maina Gambo (24yrs) – Native of Nganzai LGA:
A confessed member of the BH group.
(20) Abubakar Kori (25yrs) – Native of Nganzai LGA:
A confessed member and coordinates suicide bombings in Molai general area, outskirt of Maiduguri Township.
(21) Bubak Abatcha (39yrs) – Native of Kanuri Marte LGA:
A confessed member and major logistics supplier to BH Commanders living in the bush.
(22) Muhammed Bashir a.k.a Kalingango (35yrs) – Native of Ngala LGA:
He is, unfortunately, a Civilian JTF operative. He aids and assists BHTs in the supply of logistics.
The CP said the suspects will all be arraigned in court on completion of the investigation.
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