B’Haram members plan to join army, says DSS

The Department of State Services has said
some members of the dreaded Boko Haram
sect were making plans to join the army.
It, however, added that two members of the
sect, who were specialists in the making of
Improvised Explosive Devise, were arrested
before their desire to join the army was
fulfilled.
The spokesperson for the DSS, Mr. Tony
Opuiyo, who stated this in a statement in
Abuja on Sunday, said the suspects were
arrested in Kano.
He said, “In response to the regrouping of
Boko Haram elements in Kano State, the
DSS in concert with the military, carried out
coordinated operations in the state which
led to the apprehension of two high profile
members of the sect.
“They are Ibrahim Abubakar and Idris Audu
(a.k.a. AYA). Audu is an IED specialist who
was being groomed to penetrate security
agencies in the country.
“Audu had already perfected plans to seek
for recruitment into the next recruitment
scheme of the Nigeria Army, before his
arrest.”
He attributed the success recorded in the
arrest of these two suspects to the
service’s sustained tactical and counter-
terrorism operations.
Opuiyo also said the service on August 22,
arrested one Samuel Asuquo, who was
described as a kidnap kingpin, at Nasarawa
Bakoko village in Cross River State.
He said the suspect was the mastermind of
the kidnap of three Australian staff of
Lafarge Cement Company, for which his
gang received a ransom of N150m.
On the economic front, Opuiyo said the
service was currently intensifying action
against high level fraudsters whose
unwholesome activities were negatively
affecting investors’ confidence with
multiplier risk to genuine businesses
nationwide.
He said, “Accordingly, one Izuagie
Mohammed was arrested in Benin City, Edo
State on August 24, for impersonating the
Accountant General of the Federation.
“Mohammed had allegedly defrauded
unsuspecting members of the public posing
as the Nigerian AGF on Facebook and
promising them facilitation of the Central
Bank of Nigeria empowerment loan, before
he was apprehended by the Service.
He assured all law abiding citizens and
residents that the DSS would not rest on
its oars in its determination to ensure a
safe environment for all to carry out their
legitimate business