Court orders detention of suspects who planned launch of Boko Haram cell in Osun

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  • Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the DSS request to detain ten suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP members
  • The DSS explained to the court in its motion that it arrested the suspects in Osun state following their alleged involvement in terrorism-related activities
  • The secret police alleged that preliminary investigation revealed that the respondents were members of the late Abubakar Shekau terrorist group who escaped to Osun state

Court orders DSS to detain Boko Haram terrorists who planed to launch cell in Osun.
Photo credit: Federal High Court of NigeriaSource: FacebookDSS to detain suspected terrorists for 60 daysAn order is hereby made enabling the State Security Service (aka DSS)/applicant to detain the respondents for sixty (60) days pending the conclusion of investigation, he ruled.Details of the terrorists detained by the DSS

  1. Adamu Abubakar (aka Abu Aisha),
  2. Babagana Bashuli,
  3. Muhammed Adam,
  4. Mustapha Abacha
  5. Katuru Muhammed
  6. Babakura Mallam Abacha,
  7. Muhammed Ciroma,
  8. Ali Gambo,
  9. Muhammed Umoru and
  10. Muhammed Bundi as respondents respectively.

Intelligence at the disposal of the applicant revealed that the respondents were planning to launch a Boko Haram /ISWAP cell in Osun State; that the respondents were arrested while undergoing training on how to manufacture and detonate improvised explosive devices (IEDs), it said.

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