14-yr-old Boko Haram spy arrested at Abuja airport

The Department of State Security (DSS) says it has foiled a planned move by the Boko Haram terrorist sect to bomb the Abuja International Airport.

The DSS in a statement today, stated that it has also uncovered the network of spies at the airport used by the sect, and that it has increased its security presence at all airports across the country to frustrate other criminal plots and protect lives and property.

The DSS in the statement signed by Tony Opuiyo, stated that it apprehended a 14-year-old boy from Kogi State, Sulaiymon Abdulrahman (a.k.a Sunday Ajayi), who was caught monitoring travellers’ movement, including passenger screening, boarding procedures and other processes in the departure and arrival halls.

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It explained that on August 24, 2015,  the agency, in liaison with NAIA aviation security, arrested Abdulrahman, who confessed that he infiltrated the airport with the assistance of one Dauda Sadiq (a.k.a Peter), who is presently at large.

According to the service, Abdulrahman revealed that Sadiq directed him to spy on the installation and pass to him information in respect of travellers’ movement, boarding procedures and other processes at the airport.

 

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