From UBONG UKPONG, Abuja

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ)
yesterday identified Mr. Adams
Joseph Ashaba, as the Boko Haram
suicide bomber, who allegedly
masterminded the bombing of the
Church of Christ in Nigeria (COCIN) in
Jos, the Plateau State capital on
February 26, disclosing that he was
actually a member of the church.
The bomber had allegedly attacked
COCIN that Sunday morning during
service, where he was killed after
killing a baby, a worshipper, his
accomplice and injuring 38 other
persons, including the state’s
Commissioner for Information and
Communication, Hiljah Abraham and
former Secretary to the State
Government (SSG), Ezekiel Gomos.
Addressing Defence correspondents
in Abuja, the Director of Naval
Information, Commodore Kabir Aliyu,
on behalf of the Joint Security
Information Managers Committee,
said that the identification of the
mastermind would now end the
allegation that the man in military
uniform, who was lynched by some
angry church members for allowing
the bomber into the premises of the
church to explode the bomb, was a
soldier.
“The DHQ wishes to clarify that
contrary to the earlier reports that a
soldier was lynched by aggrieved
members of the church for allowing
the bomber to gain access into the
church premises, no soldier was
anywhere close to the church before
the explosion. Investigations revealed
that on February 27, one Mr Julius
came to the Special Task Force
(STF) HQ to complain of his missing
brother, one Mr Adams Joseph
Ashaba. He claimed that the said
person was at the COCIN Church
Headquarters on Sunday, 26
February, 2012 to worship when the
explosion rocked the area. He later
confirmed that he was informed that
his brother’s body was picked in a
bush by men of Civil Defence corps
and deposited at JUTH mortuary. He
then went to JUTH where he
identified the corpse as his brother,
Mr Adams Joseph Ashaba and was
directed by hospital staff to STF HQ
for clearance.
“During interrogation, it was
discovered that the alleged suicide
bomber who was lynched by the
worshippers and in military uniform
was the same Adams Joseph Ashaba.
With this development, Reverend
John D Harung and two other
clergymen from the COCIN
Headquarters were invited to HQ STF
to ascertain that he was a member of
their church and not a soldier as
alleged”, Commodore Aliyu stated.
He said that the Defence
Headquarters viewed the hasty
allegation leveled against the military
in the unfortunate incident as a
calculated attempt to frustrate the
operations of the STF by the same
elements who have been unduly
calling for the withdrawal of STF from
Plateau State.

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What does the church member stand to gain from this act? Besides, Bokoharam claimed they attacked was carred out by them or do they now receuit christians? So many questions and no answer.

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The Military authorities yesterday said the church member killed by fellow worshippers in Jos a week ago was the same person thought to have facilitated entrance for a suicide bomber into the COCIN church premises.

Adams Joseph Ashaba was lynched allegedly because he was seen alighting from the suicide bomber’s car shortly before the blast penultimate Sunday, but it later emerged that he was member of the attacked Church of Christ in Nigeria.

After the deadly bombing, church leaders alleged that a military man was noticed assisting the car bomber to gain entrance into the church.

But the Military authorities yesterday said there was no solider close to the church as alleged, and that the late Ashaba was the person attacked by the worshippers in the belief that he aided the bombing.

“During investigation, it was discovered that the alleged suicide bomber who was lynched to death by worshippers and in military uniform was same Adams Joseph Ashaba,” Director of Information of the Nigerian Navy, Commodore Kabir Aliyu, said at the briefing in Abuja by the Joint Security Information Managers Committee.

Reading from a prepared text, Aliyu said, “The Defence Headquarters wishes to clarify that contrary to the earlier report that a soldier was lynched by aggrieved members of the church for allowing the bomber to gain access into the church premises, no soldier was anywhere close to the church before the explosion.

“Investigation revealed that on February 27, one Mr. Julius came to the Special Task Force (STF) headquarters to explain of his missing brother, one Mr. Adams Joseph Ashaba.

“He claimed that the said person was at the COCIN Church headquarters on Sunday, February 26, to worship when the explosion rocked the area.

“He later confirmed that he was informed that his brother’s dead body was picked in a bush by men of the civil defence corps and deposited at the Jos University Teaching Hospital mortuary.

“He then went to the JUTH where he identified the corpse as his brother, Mr. Ashaba, and was directed by the hospital staff to go to STF for clearance.

“During investigation, it was discovered that the alleged suicide bomber who was lynched to death by worshippers and in military uniform was same Adams Joseph Ashaba.

“With this development, Reverend John D. Harung and two other clergy men from the COCIN headquarters were invited to the headquarters of the STF to ascertain that he was a member of their church and not a soldier as alleged.

“The hasty allegation levelled against the military in the unfortunate incident is a calculated attempt to frustrate the operations of the JTF by the same elements who have been unduly calling for the withdrawal of the STF in Plateau state.”

In their account of the bombing in Jos, worshippers said they saw a Golf car with two men arriving at the gate of the church on February 26 and made attempt to enter the premises.

The church security, made up of Boys Brigade volunteers, asked the men to go to the parking lot outside the premises of the church. But a man in military uniform, who was believed to have alighted from the car, intervened, asking the security guards to allow the driver into the premises.

Witnesses said as soon as the car passed the gate, it exploded, killing the driver, while the other person at the front passenger’s seat attempted to escape but was seized and lynched by a mob.

Worshippers also claimed that the solider seen at the scene was attacked and wounded.

Hours after the attack, a purported spokesman for Boko Haram told journalists in Maiduguri by telephone that the sect was behind the bombing.

But on the same in nearby Miya Barkatai in Bauchi State, a bomb attack on a COCIN church by eight Christian men was foiled. The eight men were arrested, detained in Bauchi and later moved to Abuja by the police.

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^^^^ Better still,how would you know who exactly made the call or if he is faking it on behalf of BH!!!! Nigeria get issues,serious one!!! Tomorrow they would say Hausa/Fulani soldier they kill them!!! Like someone said,I am confused finally.Some how i smell a rat!!!

I've said before and I'll say it again: There is real boko haram and there is FAKE BOKO HARAM; in this case, breeze don blow fowl nyash, the truth is out, some Christians are attacking own churches and blaming it on Muslims to stoke up more hate, distrust and Islamaphobia. Shame on them.

Make una dey kill una self o!