JTF spokesman, Sagir Musa
Nigerians have consistently maintained that the dreaded sect
Boko Haram must surely have sympathisers in government and security agencies,
considering how effective their attacks have been. Finally, there is proof.
A high profile Boko Haram member, who is an officer of
Nigeria’s Immigration Services, Ahmed Grema Mohammed, has named some security
personnel among those carrying out terrorist attacks in the country. His
confession came after he was arrested by the men of the Joint Task Force (JTF)
in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
Mohammed, who is an officer of the Nigerian Immigration
Services (NIS) attached to the Nangere office of the Economic Community of West
African States (ECOWAS) in Yobe State, was apprehended at a checkpoint on
the Maiduguri-Damaturu road while on his way to kill a former special adviser
to the immediate past governor of the state.
Most of the personnel named by Mohammed have been arrested,
while security agencies are on the trail of others.
The news of Mohammed’s arrest was contained in a JTF
statement signed by the task force spokesman, Lt. Col Sagir Musa.
According to the statement, Mohammed had been on the wanted
lists in the country and was arrested on August 17, this year for impersonating
a lieutenant in the Nigerian Army.
“Mohammed confessed to be actively involved in the killings
of some senior civil servants, security agents, and politicians in Damaturu who
spoke against the activities of Boko Haram, particularly the former chairman of
Damboa Council, Alhaji Lawal Kawu.
“He also took part in the attack on the old Police
Headquarters in Damaturu, where some policemen were killed and large quantity
of arms and ammunition carted away.
“In addition, he was among the terrorists that attacked
Damaturu Prison, burnt some primary schools, the State CID office and the
Police Safety Vehicle, among others.
“The suspect revealed to JTF that he and 15 other members of
the organization were intensively trained for three months on G3 and AK 47
rifles, as well as in assassinations and special operations in Niger Republic.
“He also revealed names of some security personnel that
participated in terrorists’ attacks in Borno and Yobe states.”
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