SUSPECTED BOKO HARAM MEMBERS ARRESTED IN LAGOS

1
2017

There were indications, yesterday, that the Boko Haram sect might have infiltrated Lagos State, following raid of a building in Ijora Badia area of Lagos, suspected to have been used as a hideout by the suspected terrorists.

Arrested in the Lagos building were two persons; a Chadian simply identified as Aminu and another man from the northern part of the country whose identity could not be ascertained.

Recovered at the end of the raid carried out by a combined team of Operation Messa, OP MESSA and personnel of the Department of State Security, DSS were AK 47 riffles and some explosives said to have been hidden on the ceiling.

It was gathered that the operatives stormed the building following information on a terror network coordinated by Iranians in Lagos.

The suspects were said to have been immediately whisked into the operatives’ van which headed straight to the airport, enroute Abuja.

Investigation revealed that the suspects moved into the building located on 24 Oyegbemi Street last month. Their movement reportedly aroused suspicion from residents of the area who alerted security operatives.

Residents of the area said that the operatives stormed the building, a bungalow at about 6am and arrested the Chadian, Aminu.

They reportedly came again at noon. “This time, they went round the entire vicinity and arrested some other persons”, a resident said.

The suspects as gathered occupied three rooms in the building. “But we became suspicious following unusual movements in and around the building, with most of the visitors carrying bags. As you can see, the building is located close to this drainage and with the location of the place, nobody was sure of what they were into, until today (yesterday)”, another resident said.

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1 COMMENT

  1. Now, these clowns in the rock will know what is @ stake.we should without delay join the other western world in their anti-terror campaign

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