A man the police described as a notorious Boko Haram Commander was yesterday arrested in Lagos.

The suspect, Abdulmalik Umar, was said to have been responsible for the death of more than 200 people.

Umar, 39, was arrested by operatives of the Inspector General of Police (IG) Intelligence Response Team (IRT) around Mowe at a nurse’s house where he was receiving treatment for the bullet wounds he sustained during a recent gun battle with the police in Abuja.

It was gathered that the suspect, alleged to have masterminded the explosions at Nyanya and Kuje in Abuja in 2015, as well as several bank robberies in Ondo, Edo and other southern states, had fled Abuja three weeks ago when some of his gang members were apprehended.

A police source, who confirmed the arrest, disclosed that the nurse, who is said to be Umar’s sister, and her husband were also arrested for aiding and abetting criminality.

It was gathered that the head of the IRT, Abba Kyari, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), and his men had been trailing the one-eyed Umar since he entered Lagos three weeks ago.

They eventually busted his hideout around 2pm yesterday.

The Nation gathered that the suspect led the gang that killed seven policemen at Gwagwalada, Abuja.

Their AK47 rifles were carted away. He was also alleged to be behind the killings of policemen at Lugbe and armed robbery at Galadimawa Roundabout, among others.

The source described Umar as an overall “commander” of bank robberies in the southern part of the country as well as mastermind of killings in Okene, Kogi State.

The source said: “He was also the one who brought all the bombs they used during the Nyanya and Kuje attacks in 2015. We have arrrsted some of his members who are in court now. They were the ones who gave us his details and since then we have been looking for him.

“He has one eye and is responsible for over 200 killings. We arrested four of his gang members three weeks ago in Abuja and recovered four AK47 rifles which they took from the policemen they killed at Gwagwalada.

“He escaped at that operation with gun wounds and fled to Lagos. We have been on his trail since then. He went to his sister’s house in Mowe to hide. His sister was treating him of the bullet wounds. We have arrested her and her husband too because they are accomplices.

“He was the Grand Commander of the attack and rescue operations of the Prison in Niger State early this year where he lost one of his eyes during the operation while over 100 prisoners escaped.”

Confirming Umar’s arrest, police spokesman Jimoh Moshood, an acting Deputy Commissioner said he would soon be paraded.

Moshood said: “It is true that he was arrested in Lagos. He fled Abuja with gunshot injury and was trailed to Lagos. We arrested some of his gang members three weeks ago and recovered weapons from them. They will be paraded soon.”

Source: https://www.mediahelm.com.ng/2018/12/boko-haram-suspect-held-in-lagos.html

They should kill him asap, no time.

Death by firing squad. Period!

Buhari will release him very soon.

A blood sucking demon from the pit of hell.

No need taking this guy to court.The needful should be done asap.

He's responsible for killings in the north and bank robbery in the south! When an irony, banks no dey North?

This ugly Umar deserves Jungle Justice ...he should not face court trial at all ...police bundle him and send it across 2 us(Nurtw Agbero)4 justice ...he will regret every seconds of the last 1 minutes with us .....what a terrible way to die

Wicked man. So people like these still exist wow.

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So...he's responsible for the death of over 200 people and the death of 4 officers......una come see am dey put hand cuff on am.

this is the kind of person you prove that you are carrying gun and not stick
Soon now the heartless guy will walk freely in the name of repentance.

Suspect is what they say... next 2 months he will be released

This Abba of a guy is our Jack Bauer. Good him put he should get out of social media, even me who is not owing any human as of now you can't identify my family via social media.

They are slowly coming......

Is Mowe now Lagos?

hehe.. dem don enter lagos?

What's the point? Bubu will still release him back to his original habitat with loads of cash anyway.

as long as Lagos is a big city, every Terrorist will want to go there. just like in the movies where every Terrorist want to go to new York.

They will achieve more body count in Lagos than in a place like borno. (fact)

As long as you live in Lagos State, these things are bound to happen.

Stop wasting tax payers' money please...we all know Buhari will set him free in a bit! All they need to do is kidnap some school girls and demand for ransom as a cover-up...or claim to release Leah or the remaining Chibok girls

This Criminal is well fed o!




Cant even see d useless one eye





Anya Nwa apa

Boko Haram insurgency was created because of hatred and to seize political power and now it refuses to go away.

Once the elections are over more will come!

Remember they said give up ur land if u want to live.





Imagine the insult, instead of getting the fulani herdsmen to obey the law.
They have put the land owners on the defensive.

I'm beginning to think that some of these criminals and robbers were indirectly used by agents of the then government of GEJ to cause havoc and now, they are been eliminated one by one. I still wonder why there isn't any more so-called BH attacks in abuja, kano, Kaduna etc, even when there are now fewer security checks on our roads. GEJ and his ppl created all those Political BH that attacked and killed and destroyed properties in cities and towns away from d north east in a bid to suppress northerner and Muslims. And many of these policemen know d hideouts and whereabouts of criminals, thugs ,armed robbers and kidnappers, what stops them from arresting them is probably lack of inducements and or fear of those criminals political god fathers who could make them lose their jobs

Coneheads ajokas now

Mowe, Lagos? Journalism going south.

Nonsense.... Buhari will soon release him...that he has repented. Useless Government.

Dadurty:
This ugly Umar deserves Jungle Justice ...he should not face court trial at all ...police bundle him and send it across 2 us(Nurtw Agbero)4 justice ...he will regret every seconds of the last 1 minutes with us .....what a terrible way to die

He'll not face trial bro... any villain that killed a Nigerian police, you know the news naw... they always die in police custody of SICKNESS torture.

Buhari's people

Quality20:
I'm beginning to think that some of these criminals and robbers were indirectly used by agents of the then government of GEJ to cause havoc and now, they are been eliminated one by one. I still wonder why there isn't any more so-called BH attacks in abuja, kano, Kaduna etc, even when there are now fewer security checks on our roads. GEJ and his ppl created all those Political BH that attacked and killed and destroyed properties in cities and towns away from d north east in a bid to suppress northerner and Muslims. And many of these policemen know d hideouts and whereabouts of criminals, thugs ,armed robbers and kidnappers, what stops them from arresting them is probably lack of inducements and or fear of those criminals political god fathers who could make them lose their jobs

I need an ISO file to format your brain. Meanwhile, close your mouth and stop talking trash