{"id":68086,"date":"2023-01-04T20:50:28","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T19:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=68086"},"modified":"2023-01-04T20:50:28","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T19:50:28","slug":"dss-arrest-masterminds-of-bomb-explosion-near-ohinoyi-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/dss-arrest-masterminds-of-bomb-explosion-near-ohinoyi-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"DSS Arrest Masterminds Of Bomb Explosion Near Ohinoyi Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Department of State Services (DSS) has said that the mastermind of the Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) attack which occurred on 29th December, 2022, near the Palace of the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland in Okene, Kogi State, has been arrested.<\/p>\n

\"\"The attack which took place during the visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to commission some projects, was masterminded by Abdulmumin Ibrahim Otaru (aka Abu Mikdad) and one of his associates, Saidu Suleiman, who are now in custody, according to a statement signed by the Service’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Peter Afunanya, and made available to National Association of Online Security News Publishers (NAOSNP).<\/p>\n

The duo were arrested on January 3, 2023.<\/p>\n

The statement further noted that Otaru sustained a gunshot injury on his left foot while attempting to escape, and is currently receiving treatment at a health facility.<\/p>\n

The statement reads in part:<\/p>

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“During investigations, it was ascertained that Otaru was a high commander of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and either coordinated or was involved in the following dastardly operations:
\ni. The 24th June, 2022 attack on Nigeria Police Area Command, Eika-Ohizenyi, Okehi LGA of Kogi State. A Police Inspector, Idris Musa was killed and two AK-47 rifles carted away in that attack;
\nii. The 5th July, 2022 attack on Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre in Kuje Area Council of the FCT; and
\niii. 5th August, 2022 attack on West African Ceramics Ltd (WACL) in Ajaokuta LGA, Kogi in which three (3) Indian expatriates were kidnapped. It would be recalled that five persons including one Indian, two Policemen and two drivers of the company were also killed in the attack. The kidnapped expatriates were released on 31st August, 2022.<\/p>\n

“OTARU operated terrorist cells in and around Kogi State. Similarly, he and his gang had staged several kidnap operations in Kogi and Ondo States. Meanwhile, the suspects are in custody and will be prosecuted accordingly.<\/p>\n

“The Service reiterates its commitment to the safety of the nation. It assures to work assiduously with stakeholders including sister security agencies to tackle the menace of terrorism and other forms of criminality and threats to national security. It, therefore, calls on citizens to support it and other law enforcement organisations with relevant information and all the necessary cooperation required to achieve a peaceful country.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Department of State Services (DSS) has said that the mastermind of the Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) attack which occurred on 29th December, 2022, near the Palace of the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland in Okene, Kogi State, has been arrested.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":68088,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,17],"tags":[91],"coauthors":[2391],"class_list":["post-68086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-crime","category-news","tag-dss"],"yoast_head":"\nDSS Arrest Masterminds Of Bomb Explosion Near Ohinoyi Palace - National Wire<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Department of State Services (DSS) has said that the mastermind of the Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/dss-arrest-masterminds-of-bomb-explosion-near-ohinoyi-palace\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"DSS Arrest Masterminds Of Bomb Explosion Near Ohinoyi Palace - 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