identified as Abdullahi Adamu has been arrested
by Security operatives attached to Operation
Mesa (OP Mesa) in Ijora area of Lagos State
following a tip-off by residents of the
community.
The suspect, identified as Abdullahi Adamu, was
apprehended during a raid carried out by
operatives of the security outfit comprising the
Army and the State Security Service (SSS).
According to The Nation, the raid, which took
place at the Ijora 7-Up area of Lagos, came after
a tip-off on the activities of a terror network
allegedly co-ordinated by Iranians.
The suspects was arrested after soldiers
ransacked one of the buildings in the area.
Adamu was said to have concealed some devices
suspected to be explosives in boxes, which were
stacked in the ceiling of the house. Also
recovered alongside the suspected explosives
were two AK47 rifles.
Commenting on the arrest, the paramount ruler
of Ijora community, Oba Fatai Ojora said
"We have been calling on the state
government to do something about this.
This is the second time we will arrest Boko
Haram suspects in this community and
nothing has been done on that. The one
we caught now had even admitted that he
is a terrorist. You know that majority of the
northerners in Lagos live in Ijora, Agege
and Badia.''he said
Another member of the community who
spoke on condition of anonymity said
"People came to me that they saw one
man on the internet and that he is a
member of Boko Haram, saying they know
where he lives. They said they are going to
his house and identify him. They arrested
him and handed him to Oba of Ojora," he
said.
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