Boko Haram Suspects Arrested At Atiku’s Residence

Category: Nigeria News

They were arrested last night and they have confessed to planning organizations associated with the former PDP presidential candidate, and other sensitive places in Yola.

This was disclosed by the Atiku Media Office today in a statement.

The statement in full;

”We wish to alert the Nigerian public that at about 9:44 p.m. on Sunday, July 23, 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 organizations 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.

Signed:
Atiku Media Office
Yola
July 24, 2023.”