FBI, SSS unravel secret of Boko Haram’s blasts

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Latest Politics Saturday, July 16th, 2011

Operatives of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) of the United States of America (USA) who are in the country to work with operatives of the State Security Services (SSS) have unraveled some operational details which aided the Boko Haram bombing of Police Headquarters, Abuja and some other recent blasts across states of the North.

This is coming as it was also learnt that after the return of the first set of suicide bombers, the last batch of the 800 trainees have also returned to Nigeria ahead of the end of the month activities to mark the anniversary of the death of the sect’s leader, Mohammed Yusuf.

Sources in government confirmed to Sunday Tribune that one of the trainees of the sect who recently returned from a three-month course in Sudan and Somalia carried out the suicide attack on the Force Headquarters in Abuja on June 16.

The suicide bomber was one of the 100 trainees who returned to the country ahead of the July 31 anniversary of the killing of Yusuf.

It was confirmed that the Police Headquarter bomber was among the operatives who escaped SSS ambush on their return to Nigeria. Some of the 100 were said to have been intercepted on their return to the country.

It was confirmed that independent assessment of the bomb scene at the Force Headquarters by a team of FBI agents and the SSS led to the discovery of body parts that later confirmed the identity of the suicide bomber and that of the police traffic warden who also died in the attack.

“The DNA on the two has confirmed the identity of the suicide bomber and the traffic officer, a source said, adding that the police should not shy away from the fact that some Nigerian extremists have actually received training in suicide attacks from Somalia and Sudan.

“The Police Headquarter bombing was carried out by one of the first batch of suicide bombers trained in Somalia, but the force wanted to reduce tension and fear when it declared that the suspect might not be a suicide bomber,” another source said.

Besides, it was learnt that some strategic operational details of the sect and how it has been able to manipulate the bomb blasts in some states in recent times have been uncovered by the eagle-eyed operatives.

The source said the details were not for media consumption and that the discoveries would enhance counter-terrorism activities in Nigeria.

Another source said on Saturday that; “what has been confirmed is that some Nigerians were trained oversees in the act of terrorism and the whole exercise is geared towards making Northern Nigeria ungovernable as well as the headquarters of sub-saharan Al-Qaeda operations. It demands more vigilance from government, especially as it was discovered that some top names in the land have financial links and are suspected to be providing financial backing for this group.”

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