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DSS arrests 2 Islamic State commanders in Abuja

The DSS has arrested two Islamic State commanders in Kukuntu village, Gwagwalada - Abuja.

The suspects are Bashiru Adams and Rufai Sajo.

A statement issued by an operative of the service, Tony Opuiyo, on Thursday, June 21, 2018, in Abuja, said the suspects were arrested on May 5, after special operations on identified targets.

Opuiyo said that in a related operation on April 28, the service also arrested one Umar Dogo, a suspected member of ISWA at Muda Lawal Market in Bauchi.

He said the suspects were discovered to have concluded plans to perpetuate the ideals of the group in the area, and in collaboration with Boko Haram, carry out heinous violent attacks on innocent persons.

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The operative also said that following intelligence reports, two experts in Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), Adamu Hassan, aka and Abubakar Abubakar aka Alhaji or , were arrested.

He said that two other members of Boko HaramMohammed Saleh, aka Azrak and Iliyasu Abubakar,  aka , were also arrested on April 12 and 19 at at Gassol and Ardo Local Government Areas of Taraba.

Opuiyo said in furtherance of the service' operation, two members of the dreaded kidnap group, Usman, aka and Ibrahim Muhammed, aka , were arrested on June 17 at Karu village in Abuja.

He said that during one of the operations, one of the group's notorious members, Tambaya Umar was arrested on April 24 at Odigie village, Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo.

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Opuiyo said that Umar was arrested alongside Ibrahim Ali,  Abubakar Mohammed, Aliyu Manu and Umar Mohammed for their complicity in the group’s numerous criminal acts.

He said that on March 27 the service also arrested five members of a kidnap syndicate at Calabar.

The suspects are; Simeon Paul, Emmanuel Etim, Eric Out, Famous  Oleke and Felix Eshet.

He said that items recovered from them include: one AK-47 Rifle, three empty AK-47 Magazines, 38 rounds of live ammunition, two live rounds of 9mm ammunition, one  Mossberg pump action rifle and 15 live cartridges of ammunition.

Opuiyo added that between May 9 and 29, several associates of the dreaded kidnapper, Terwase Akwasa, aka, were also arrested at various locations in Benue.

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He said that the during the operation, three suspects, Ada  James, Tikaa Desmond and Joseph Ikpa were arrested with a Toyota Venza Sport Utility Vehicle.

He noted that in another operation in Katibu village, Lau local government area of Taraba, a joint team of the service, military and police encountered 100 armed herdsmen, adding that “during the confrontation, 10 herdsmen were killed and several others escaped with bullet wounds.”

Items recovered from them include two AK-47 Rifles, one G3 rifle, three Dane guns, two cutlasses, and four motorcycles.

The operative said that the service also arrested suspects in connection with kidnapping and cultism across Nasarawa, Edo, Delta, Osun, Lagos, Kogi  and Ondo states.

Opuiyo maintained that with the arrests, calm would  return to the otherwise volatile areas where the criminals had held sway.

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“The Service is therefore poised to consolidate on these successes and bring about an atmosphere in which law abiding citizens will pursue their legitimate businesses,“ he said.

He called on members of the public who have useful security information not to hesitate to volunteer same to the appropriate agencies and formations.

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