Photo: Notorius Boko Haram suspect apprehended in Lagos 
Operatives
of the Inspector General of Police (IG) Intelligence Response Team
(IRT) have arrested a notorious Boko Haram Commander, Abdulmalik
Umar, at a nurse's home where he was receiving treatment for a bullet
wound in Lagos yesterday December 20th. According to the police, the
suspect masterminded the explosions at Nyanya and Kuje in Abuja in 2015,
as well as several bank robberies in Ondo, Edo and other southern
states. He fled to Abuja three weeks ago when some of his gang members
were apprehended. A police source who confirmed the arrest, disclosed
that the nurse, who is said to be Umar’s sister, and her husband were
also arrested for aiding and abetting criminality.“He was the one who
brought all the bombs they used during the Nyanya and Kuje attacks in
2015. We have arrrsted some of his members who are in court now. They
were the ones who gave us his details and since then we have been
looking for him. He has one eye and is responsible for over 200
killings. We arrested four of his gang members three weeks ago in Abuja
and recovered four AK47 rifles which they took from the policemen they
killed at Gwagwalada. He escaped at that operation with gun wounds and
fled to Lagos. We have been on his trail since then. He went to his
sister’s house in Mowe to hide. His sister was treating him of the
bullet wounds. We have arrested her and her husband too because they
are accomplices. He was the Grand Commander of the attack and rescue
operations of the Prison in Niger State early this year where he lost
one of his eyes during the operation while over 100 prisoners escaped.”
the police source saidConfirming Umar’s arrest, police spokesman Jimoh
Moshood, an acting Deputy Commissioner said he would soon be paraded.“It
is true that he was arrested in Lagos. He fled Abuja with gunshot
injury and was trailed to Lagos. We arrested some of his gang members
three weeks ago and recovered weapons from them. They will be paraded
soon.
Operatives
of the Inspector General of Police (IG) Intelligence Response Team
(IRT) have arrested a notorious Boko Haram Commander, Abdulmalik
Umar, at a nurse's home where he was receiving treatment for a bullet
wound in Lagos yesterday December 20th. According to the police, the
suspect masterminded the explosions at Nyanya and Kuje in Abuja in 2015,
as well as several bank robberies in Ondo, Edo and other southern
states. He fled to Abuja three weeks ago when some of his gang members
were apprehended. A police source who confirmed the arrest, disclosed
that the nurse, who is said to be Umar’s sister, and her husband were
also arrested for aiding and abetting criminality.“He was the one who
brought all the bombs they used during the Nyanya and Kuje attacks in
2015. We have arrrsted some of his members who are in court now. They
were the ones who gave us his details and since then we have been
looking for him. He has one eye and is responsible for over 200
killings. We arrested four of his gang members three weeks ago in Abuja
and recovered four AK47 rifles which they took from the policemen they
killed at Gwagwalada. He escaped at that operation with gun wounds and
fled to Lagos. We have been on his trail since then. He went to his
sister’s house in Mowe to hide. His sister was treating him of the
bullet wounds. We have arrested her and her husband too because they
are accomplices. He was the Grand Commander of the attack and rescue
operations of the Prison in Niger State early this year where he lost
one of his eyes during the operation while over 100 prisoners escaped.”
the police source saidConfirming Umar’s arrest, police spokesman Jimoh
Moshood, an acting Deputy Commissioner said he would soon be paraded.“It
is true that he was arrested in Lagos. He fled Abuja with gunshot
injury and was trailed to Lagos. We arrested some of his gang members
three weeks ago and recovered weapons from them. They will be paraded
soon.
