Four suspected Boko Haram members have been arrested in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, over alleged plot to attack the residence of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
The spokesman for the police in the state, Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, confirmed the development he said the suspects were arrested in front of Atiku’s residence and they confessed to be Boko Haram members on a mission to attack some target places in the state including the house of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25, 2023 election.
The police spokesman also said the suspected terrorists have been handed over to the military.
Also, Atiku’s media office in a statement said the four suspects were apprehended at 09:44 pm on Sunday, July 23, 2023 in front of Atiku’s residence.
