How Shekau’s ‘deputy’ was arrested —DSS
The DSS on Saturday explained how it
arrested Mohammed Usman believed to be second in ranking to Boko Haram
leader, Abubakar Shekau.
Usman, who was arrested on the suspicion
of taking part in several terrorism crimes in the country, is also
known as Khalid al-Barnawi, Kafuri, Naziru, Alhaji Yahaya, Mallam Dauda
and Alhaji Tanimu.
He was said to have been arrested by the DSS on April 1 in Lokoja, Kogi State, while allegedly hiding under a false cover.
Al-Barnawi was said to be a founding
member of the Jama’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid Da’wah Wa’l-Jihad (Boko Haram)
and later the Amir of the break-away faction, Jama’at Ansarul Muslimim
Fi Biladi Sudan (JAMBS).
Opuiyo described the suspect as a trained terrorist, who, he said, had coordinated many terrorist activities in the country.
He said, “Khalid Al-Barnawi is a trained
terrorist commander, who has been coordinating terrorist activities in
Nigeria, while talent-spotting and recruiting vulnerable young and able
Nigerians for terrorist training by Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb in
North African States and the Middle-East.
“The suspect was involved in many
terrorist attacks in states of the federation, including Bauchi, Kaduna,
Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Sokoto and Abuja. This resulted in the
killing and maiming of innocent citizens of this country.
‘Albarnawi is also responsible for the
bombing of the United Nations building in Abuja on 26th August, 2011;
the kidnapping of two European civil engineers in Kebbi State in May,
2011, and their subsequent murder in Sokoto State; the kidnap of a
German engineer, Edgar Raupach, in January 2012; the kidnap and murder
of seven expatriate staff of Setraco Construction Company at Jama’are in
Bauchi State in February 2013; and the attack on Nigerian troops at
Okene in Kogi State while on transit to Abuja for an official
assignment.”
Opuiyo said the suspect would soon be charged to court to face his charges after investigations were completed.
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