Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Services, DSS, on
Friday confirmed the arrest of two suspects in connection with
last November’s bombing of a church in a military facility in Jaji,
Kaduna State.
At least 15 people died in the blast that embarrassed the
military after cars laden with explosive materials were driven
into the Saint Andrew Protestant Military Church on November
27 as worshippers were leaving.
The DSS said the arrested suspects gave the names of the two
suicide bombers as Tasiu and Lawal.
Spokesperson, Marilyn Ogar, said the arrests were made after
“thorough” investigations in collaboration with the military. The
suspects are to be handed to the military.
The arrested suspects, who were paraded before journalists, are
18-year-old Ibrahim Mohammed aka Alilulah; and Ibrahim Idris.
Mr. Mohammed, a yam seller, from Jalingo in Taraba State, said
he was indoctrinated into the Boko Haram ideology by one late
Bashiru Madalla in 2012 who trained him in the use of firearms
and production of Improvised Explosive Devices, IEDs, the DSS
said.
The service said the suspect confessed to conducting
surveillance on potential strike targets under the cover of selling
his wares.
After becoming a member in Taraba, the suspect was relocated
to Kaduna by Lawal, who would later become the bomber of the
church; and was given two-bed room flat in Rafin Guza area
which served as the sect’s operational base.
“..The Toyota Matrix, one of the vehicles used in the Jaji attack
was prepared by Mohammed and Lawal in his residence,”
Marilyn Ogar, Deputy Director, Public Affairs of the Service, said.
Ms. Ogar said Mohammed confessed to participating in several
attacks in Kaduna, including a previous attack on St. Rita’s
Catholic Church, Badarawa, and St. Andrews Church AFCSC, Jaji.
On the day the Jaji church was attacked, one of the suicide
bombers, Lawal, reportedly volunteered to carry out the attack
personally since no suitable person could be sourced for the
assignment as the fatal hour approached.
Mr. Mohammed reportedly said he accompanied the two would-
be bombers, both now dead, up to the gate and bade them
farewell.
The suspect told newsmen he hailed from Ilobu village, Osun
State, and that he dropped out of school at JSS111.
He said he initially loathed the activities of the sect, which
culminated in the death of innocent people, but all that
changed when he became a member.
Asked how much he was paid to participate in the Jaji bombing,
he said he got no pay but an occasional N5, 000 feeding
allowance.

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Islam-a-bad.....later Arewa Consultative Forum(ACF) and the sultan will come for their unconditional release. Then after that they will ask the federal government to go and dialogue with terrorists, jihadist and murderers. Shame on the so called northern muslims.

confusion247: Islam-a-bad.....later Arewa Consultative Forum(ACF) and the sultan will come for their unconditional release. Then after that they will ask the federal government to go and dialogue with terrorists, jihadist and murderers. Shame on the so called northern muslims.

except am getting the fact wrong,didnt i hear them say one of the suspect is from ILobu village,Osun state!so why all the tantrum on Northern muslims,when is obvious that there are yoruba muslims as kingpins!