Suspected Boko Haram Member Arrested in Lagos – PHOTO
Photo Credit: Daily Post
It was unlucky day for
Abdullahi Adamu, as he was picked by Men of the Army and Department of
State Service (DSS), raided the Ijora area of Lagos State,
Nigeria. It was gathered that several
suspects of a terror network allegedly run by Iranians.
Abdullahi Adamu, who is
suspected to be a Boko Haram member, has been arrested in Residents in the area
are said to have tipped off the police, leading to Adamu’s arrest, Daily Post reports.
Adamu is said
to have hidden some devices suspected to be explosives in boxes and concealed
them in the ceiling of the house. Two AK47 rifles were also recovered. Some
Iranians are said to be linked to a terror network associated with Boko Haram,
and Adamu is said to be a part of the network.
Commenting on
Adamu’s arrest, paramount ruler of Ijora community, Oba Fatai Ojora
said:
“We have been calling on the state government to do something
about this. This is the second time we will arrest Boko Haram suspects in this
community and nothing has been done on that. The one we caught now had even
admitted that he is a terrorist. You know that majority of the northerners in
Lagos live in Ijora, Agege and Badia.”
Another
resident said:“People came to me that they saw one man on the internet and that he is a member of Boko Haram, saying they know where he lives. They said they are going to his house and identify him. They arrested him and handed him to Oba of Ojora.”
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