Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche
The
Federal Government has dispatched one Interpol operative to secure the
repatriation of the alleged mastermind of the April 14 blast in Nyanya,
Abuja, Mr. Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche.
The Police Public Relations Officer, CSP
Frank Mbah, disclosed this at the National Briefing Centre in Abuja
anchored by Director of Defence Information, Maj. – Gen. Chris
Olukolade, in Abuja on Monday.
The Department of the State Security
Services had recently paraded five suspects in connection with the
blast. One of those five suspects implicated Tsiga who was said to run a
‘clinic’ (drug shop), a façade that in the main was used by the
suspected terrorists to plot their strategy.
The alleged mastermind of the blast, Aminu Sadik Ogwuche, had escaped to Sudan.
Consequently, Interpol had issued a red alert which subsequently led to his arrest in Sudan.
His repatriation is being worked out between Sudan and Nigeria.
Mba said a high ranking Interpol
operative had left Nigeria for Sudan with all the necessary documents to
secure the extradition and that hopefully, the fugitive would soon be
back in the country to face the law.
Also speaking at the briefing, Olukolade
said the Federal Government had not seen any new video purportedly
released by Boko Haram in which the abducted Chibok schoolgirls
reportedly sought for urgent intervention of President Goodluck
Jonathan.
Olukolade said, “The video is not visible
for Nigerians to see yet. Nobody has seen the video. We will try and
see if we can get a copy of the video after which we will be able to
respond to it.”
He said the main objective of military
and coalition efforts was to rescue the girls alive and save them from
the clutches of their abductors.
“The essence of every ongoing activity by
the military and other paramilitary agencies concerning the Chibok
girls is to get our girls back safely and the three things paramount
include public interest, safety of the girls and the wider interest of
winning the war against terror,” he said.
He added that five other suspected
terrorists died in Mubi during an exchange of gun shots with troops who
wanted to apprehend them during search operation.
Olukolade appealed to members of the
public who would be watching the World Cup matches at viewing centres to
be extra vigilant and report suspicious individuals to security agents.
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