Police arrest 4 Boko Haram members while trying to attack Atiku Abubakar’s resident in Yola
Story from Christine TOBECHUKWU
BOKO Haram suspects reportedly plotting to attack the residence of former vice president,Atiku Abubakar in Yola Adamawa state, have been arrested.
Jubrila Mohammed, a 29-year-old suspect who confessed to being a Boko Haram member from Damboa in Borno State, was first apprehended at the gate of Atiku’s residence while trying to carry out the attack at about 9pm on Sunday.
The police also nabbed three other people suspected to be his accomplices.
The incidence which occurred on Sunday was revealed by the media office of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections.
The statement narrates what transpired at vice president Atiku Abubakar’s residence.
“We wish to alert the Nigerian public that at about 9:44 pm 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.
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“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.”
