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July 23, 2023
SaharaReporters earlier reported that the Nigerian police confirmed arresting two suspected Boko Haram terrorists on a mission to attack the former vice president’s residence in Yola.
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has stated that four Boko Haram suspects sent to attack his residence and other places in Yola, Adamawa State, have been arrested by the Nigerian police and handed over to the military authorities.
Atiku, in a statement through his Media office obtained by SaharaReporters on Monday afternoon, said he commended the Nigerian police for the work that “they continued to do in this particular investigation.”
SaharaReporters earlier reported that the Nigerian police confirmed arresting two suspected Boko Haram terrorists on a mission to attack the former vice president’s residence in Yola.
The spokesperson for the Adamawa State police command, Suleiman Nguroje, had told SaharaReporters on Monday that operatives of the command on Sunday arrested the two suspected terrorists and handed them over to the military for further investigation.
Speaking further, the Atiku media office in the statement said, “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. 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.”
Atiku, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 presidential election, is currently challenging the election of President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal; after losing to him in the February 25 poll.