The police in Adamawa State, North-east Nigeria on Sunday arrested four people suspected to be members of Boko Haram, over an alleged plot to attack a former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar.
The Atiku Media Office in a statement on
Monday claimed the police arrested a suspect identified as Jubrila
Mohammed, 29, who confessed to being a Boko Haram member from Damboa in Borno
State. A police spokesperson also confirmed the arrest.
The arrest of the suspect at the residence of
the former vice president led to the arrest of his three other alleged
accomplices who confessed that they were planning an attack on Atiku and his
organisations, the statement claimed.
“We wish to alert the Nigerian public that at
about 9:44 p.m. 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,” the statement said.
The police spokesperson in the state,
Suleiman Nguroje, confirmed the arrests of the suspects when reached by our
reporter for comment.
Mr Nguroje said the police handed over the
suspects to the military for investigation because it (alleged crime) involved
terrorism.
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