A
suspected member of the Boko Haram known as Abdullahi Adamu has been captured by
Security operatives connected to Operation Mesa (OP Mesa) in Ijora area of
Lagos State after a tip-off by residents of the community.
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| Abdullahi Adamu |
The
Nation reports that he raid occurred at the Ijora 7-Uparea of Lagos, which came due to a tip-off on the activities of a terror network allegedly co-ordinated by
Iranians.
The
suspect, Abdullahi Adamu, was arrested through a raid carried by OP Mesa comprising
the military and also the State Security Service (SSS).
He
was arrested when troops plundered one among the buildings within the area. Adamu
was said to have hid some devices suspected to be explosives in boxes, which were
stacked within the ceiling of the house. Stuff recovered from the suspect includes
suspected explosives and 2 AK47 rifles.
The
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.’’he said
Another
member of the community who spoke on condition of anonymity 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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