The Nigeria police on Wednesday in Abuja announced the arrest of 43-year old Abiodun Amos (aka Senti), described as the leader of a militant gang planning to bomb the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos. A statement by police spokesman Don N. Awunah said the arrest was made on November 2 in a hideout on the bank of Majidun River in Ikorodu area of Lagos State, and that two AK 47 rifles were recovered from his possession. “The principal suspect is an Ijaw man and a Native of Ese Odo LGA of Ondo State,” DCP Awunah said. “He is an Explosives Expert who specializes in assembling and modifying large scale Improvised Explosives Devices (IED) for terrorist act. The suspect also volunteered confessional statement to the Police and named other members of the militant group that are still at large.” He added that credible evidence had indicated that the gang planned a series of attacks on government infrastructure and facilities in Lagos, as a result of which Inspector...
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