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INSECURITY: NSCDC arrests Boko Haram explosive materials supplier
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Wednesday said it has arrested a top member of the Boko Haram group, Aliyu Muhammed, who supplies the deadly group with Improvised Explosives Device (IEDs).
The commandant of the corps, Ibrahim Abdullahi, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Maiduguri.
According to him, the suspect was nabbed by men of the command following an intelligence report while he was on his way to supply bomb materials for Boko Haram terrorists.
He added that preliminary investigation conducted by the command revealed that the suspect supplied mobile phones battery, wrist watches as well as laptop computers used for setting off IEDs designed to inflict massive casualties.
”The suspect who pretends to be a tricycle operator in the town, has executed many missions for the insurgents. He operates several bank account numbers, where he receives funds for Boko Haram in the last six months.
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“He usually receives large sums of money from the Republic of Chad, through a third party account number to avoid being detected. “We have so far tracked dozens of his transactions especially at commercial money transfer centres within Maiduguri,” he said.
The commandant revealed that the suspect revealed that he and other colleagues had successfully coordinated different attack in several places.
He however reiterated the commitment of the command toward complimenting efforts of the army, police and other sister agencies in the counter-terrorism campaign in the Northeast.
“The command had within the past two years arrest more than 25 Boko Haram insurgents, comprising of female bombers, commanders and collaborators in Maiduguri.
“The command had, through the dispute resolution department encouraged more than 40 terrorists to lay down their arms and accepted meaningful rehabilitation and reintegration through the Operation Safe Corridor window opportunity provided by the government,” he said.
He added that the suspect would be handed over to the 7 Division Garrison of the army for further interrogation and profiling.
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