Security agents grill 17 bomb suspects.
Security agencies are questioning 17 suspects arrested in connection with last weekend’s bombings in Damaturu, Yobe State.
The suspects, who were flown from the state to Abuja, are undergoing interrogation at a secret location, The Nation has learnt.
But it could not be immediately ascertained whether the suspects, who are said to have made “useful statements”, will be tried in Abuja or Damaturu.
According to a source in Damaturu, who spoke in confidence with our correspondent, the suspects are between the ages of 17 and 30 years.
A list of 16 of the suspects. They are: Usman Mohammed; Ismaila Bukar; Ahmadu Usman; Abdul Abubakar; Danladi Umar; Ali Bello; Mohammed Ibrahim; Suleiman Mohammed; Bashir Bukar; Suleiman Rabiu; Adamu Magaji; Abubakar Sidiq; Hassan Adamu; Umar Hassan; Ibrahim Abdullahi and Adamu Adamu.
The source added: “We have started interrogating the 17 suspects in our custody over Damaturu bombings. Some of them were actually caught during the crossfire between them and security agencies.
“The interrogation is a joint collaboration at all security agencies and the military. The inter-service synergy is being enhanced to tackle this violence once and for all.
“From those arrested so far, we have discovered that they have entrenched and experienced hands within Boko Haram who are indoctrinating and training them. Their age range is between 17 and 30 years.
“That is why the Police, the Army and other security agencies are determined to unmask the sponsors of these suspects.
“They have made useful statements which could assist our operation to get to the root of the Boko Haram menace.
Responding to a question, the source said: “They are being kept at a secret location. We cannot tell you how long the interrogation will last.
“The truth is that we have launched a manhunt for other key suspects and some of the sponsors of the Boko Haram sect. They are taking advantage of the desert-like terrain to hide but we are not relenting.
“Contrary to insinuations, the police and the military were able to curtail the Boko Haram sect in Yobe State. That is a good sign that our security agencies are up to the task.”
The suspects, who were flown from the state to Abuja, are undergoing interrogation at a secret location, The Nation has learnt.
But it could not be immediately ascertained whether the suspects, who are said to have made “useful statements”, will be tried in Abuja or Damaturu.
According to a source in Damaturu, who spoke in confidence with our correspondent, the suspects are between the ages of 17 and 30 years.
A list of 16 of the suspects. They are: Usman Mohammed; Ismaila Bukar; Ahmadu Usman; Abdul Abubakar; Danladi Umar; Ali Bello; Mohammed Ibrahim; Suleiman Mohammed; Bashir Bukar; Suleiman Rabiu; Adamu Magaji; Abubakar Sidiq; Hassan Adamu; Umar Hassan; Ibrahim Abdullahi and Adamu Adamu.
The source added: “We have started interrogating the 17 suspects in our custody over Damaturu bombings. Some of them were actually caught during the crossfire between them and security agencies.
“The interrogation is a joint collaboration at all security agencies and the military. The inter-service synergy is being enhanced to tackle this violence once and for all.
“From those arrested so far, we have discovered that they have entrenched and experienced hands within Boko Haram who are indoctrinating and training them. Their age range is between 17 and 30 years.
“That is why the Police, the Army and other security agencies are determined to unmask the sponsors of these suspects.
“They have made useful statements which could assist our operation to get to the root of the Boko Haram menace.
Responding to a question, the source said: “They are being kept at a secret location. We cannot tell you how long the interrogation will last.
“The truth is that we have launched a manhunt for other key suspects and some of the sponsors of the Boko Haram sect. They are taking advantage of the desert-like terrain to hide but we are not relenting.
“Contrary to insinuations, the police and the military were able to curtail the Boko Haram sect in Yobe State. That is a good sign that our security agencies are up to the task.”
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