Four
key Boko Haram leaders are in custody for the bombings of the United
Nations (UN) House, the Police Headqurters and St.Theresa’s Catholic
Church in Madalla, Niger State.
One
of the suspects, Mamman Nur, is still wanted in connection with the
attack on the UN House. Two other suspected Boko Haram leaders (Bashir
Madalla and Habeeb Umar Bama) died in the clash with the Joint Task
Force (JTF).
According
to records obtained from the State Security Service (SSS), those in
custody are: Ali Sanda Umar Konduga( a.k.a Usman Al-Zawahiri), who was
jailed for three years in December 2011; Ismail Kwaljima(a.ka. Abu
Summaya); Babagana Mali (a.k.a Bulama); and Kabiru Sokoto.
President
Goodluck Jonathan yesterday said “the people who bombed the police
headquarters, the United Nations building and the St. Theresa Church in
Madalla have been arrested”.
The
list of those in custody is outside the 19 Boko Haram leaders recently
declared wanted by the JTF with N290million ransom placed on them.
A
source, who spoke in confidence, said: “It is true that we have some of
these key commanders of Boko Haram in our custody, with many of their
foot soldiers. At the appropriate time, a full list will be made known
to Nigerians.
“The
challenge we have with terrorism is that investigation is ongoing, in
view of the link between Boko Haram and Al-Qaeda in the Maghreb . Their
network is such that security agencies (especially the SSS, which has
recorded many breakthroughs) keeps on stumbling on clues every day.
“We
are also looking for a number of suspects in connection with the UN
House and Police Headquarters bombings. That is why most of those
arrested have not been arraigned in court.
“The
disclosures made by the President at the church service on New Year’s
Day had to do with security reports at his disposal on the arrest of key
co-ordinators of Boko Haram. Some of these leaders managed bases and
strategic cells of the sect.”
Another
source, who pleaded not to be named because of “the sensitivity of the
matter,” said: “I know that the police are keeping some leaders of Boko
Haram, but they are yet to release the list.
“The
recent attack of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit in Abuja
was traced to the detention of some Boko Haram leaders in the place. The
police investigating team might refer to this when it completes its
probe.”
But
the source claimed that the list of arrests made so far is outside the
19 leaders declared wanted by the JTF with N290million ransom.
Those
affected are five members of the Shurra Committee of the sect,
including, Imam Abubakar Shekau (N50million); Habibu Yusuf (a.k.a
Asalafi) N25million; Khalid Albarnawai (N25million); Momodu Bama (N25
million); and Mohammed Zangina (N25million).
The
Boko Haram Commanders are: Abu Saad (N10million); Abba Kaka
(N10million); Abdulmalik Bama (N10million), Umar Fulata(N10million);
Alhaji Mustapha (Massa) Ibrahim (N10million); Abubakar Suleiman-Habu
(a.k.a Khalid) N10million; Hassan Jazair N10million; Ali Jalingo
(N10million); Alhaji Musa Modu (N10million); Bashir Aketa (N10million);
Abba Goroma(N10million); Ibrahim Bashir (N10million); Abubakar Zakariya
(N10million); and Tukur Ahmed Mohammed (N10million).
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