Suspected members of the dreaded Islamist sect – Boko Haram who were nabbed in Minna, the Niger State capital recently by the police in connection with two bomb factories in Maitumbi and Tunga in Bosso and Chanchaga Local Government Areas of the state, have admitted to the killing of policemen in the turbulent state.
This was made known by the Niger State Commissioner of Police, Mrs Nsirim in an interactive session with the management staff of the state Ministry of Livestock/Fisheries, led by its commissioner, Dr Isah Yahaya Vatsa, during her familiarisation tour of the ministry.
The police boss added that the suspects had since been transferred from the Force headquarters in Abuja.
“Our decision not to
mention the exact number of the hoodlums so far arrested in connection
with the bomb factories and not to parade them before newsmen or exhibit
the dangerous items recovered from the scence of crime is hinged on the
security implications. We are also still in search of a vital
information as regards the criminal activities of the suspects in the
state prior to their arrest,” she said.
She added that the
recent donation of 50 patrol vans installed with communications gadgets
by the Dr Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu-led administration in the state had
augmented the performance of the command.
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