Tragedy was, on
Monday, averted at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, when a suspected Boko
Haram member was arrested while attempting to detonate an explosive at
the Centrex unit of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), at
the international wing of the airport.
According to
information gathered, the suspect was able to gain access under the
guise that he was a physically-challenged, which truly he is.
Security men of the
agency, sensing his unusual movement while trying to press an object,
got him apprehended, upon which he was caught with an explosive
detonator.
The airport police command was promptly alerted, while the suspected bomber was handed over to them.
The suspect was then taken to the Beesam police station, Airport command, where he is currently undergoing interrogation.
Reacting to the
incident, NAMA refuted that the suspected bomber was arrested at one of
the its facilities at the international wing of the airport.
According to a
statement by its General Manager, Public Affairs, Supo Atobatele, the
suspect was making phone calls on the airport road, close to CENTREX, an
annex office of NAMA, when he was apprehended by security personnel.
“The basic truth,
however, is that the said suspect was on the ground making calls when
the agency’s security personnel accosted him.
“His incoherent
explanation exposed him to the security personnel who later found on him
some devices suspected to be explosives,” the statement read.
The Managing Director of NAMA, Mr Ibrahim Abdulsalam, in his reaction, commended the security personnel for their vigilance.
According to
information gathered, the suspect was able to gain access under the
guise that he was a physically-challenged, which truly he is.
Security men of the
agency, sensing his unusual movement while trying to press an object,
got him apprehended, upon which he was caught with an explosive
detonator.
The airport police command was promptly alerted, while the suspected bomber was handed over to them.
The suspect was then taken to the Beesam police station, Airport command, where he is currently undergoing interrogation.
Reacting to the
incident, NAMA refuted that the suspected bomber was arrested at one of
the its facilities at the international wing of the airport.
According to a
statement by its General Manager, Public Affairs, Supo Atobatele, the
suspect was making phone calls on the airport road, close to CENTREX, an
annex office of NAMA, when he was apprehended by security personnel.
“The basic truth,
however, is that the said suspect was on the ground making calls when
the agency’s security personnel accosted him.
“His incoherent
explanation exposed him to the security personnel who later found on him
some devices suspected to be explosives,” the statement read.
The Managing Director of NAMA, Mr Ibrahim Abdulsalam, in his reaction, commended the security personnel for their vigilance.
arresting him should not be the end of the matter but please with this person i believed he can confessed who sent him and nothing should be publish but rather an underground investigation should please follow.ask this person who sent him and immediately he or she can arrested the venue in which he was given the bomb should by secured by the SSS.please Nigerian must change hand and put an end to this Terrorism
ReplyDeletePlease he should be dealth with and also there's a need to trace the source.
ReplyDeleteI share pple suggestions as well,this suspected bomber should be thoughrouly investigated,I believe he will make a confessinal statements,I implore d govt nt to treat this wit kid glove and levity. Terrorism shuold be fought with serious commitment by d govt.
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