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Suspect who receives N5,000 to facilitate suicide bomb attacks
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on two occasions i was paid n200 000 for the successful execution of bomb attacks1 by rabiu sani1 kori 25 is among the 22 people arrested by the police in borno and yobe for their alleged involvement in suicide bombing activities carried out by the insurgents1 he told the news agency of nigeria nan that he received n5 000 as payment for facilitating the execution of each suicide bomb attack in maiduguri and its environs1 kori who was a security guard at a fuel dispensing station in dalori area of maiduguri said that he participated in several suicide bomb attacks in recent months in the metropolis1 my role is to keep the improvised explosive device ieds for onward delivery to another person who will carry out the attack1 on different occasions two of my acquaintances gave a parcel to keep for somebody who will come and take it1 i normally kept the parcel in my duty post the appointed person would come and picked it after successful delivery they paid me n5 0001 we reside in the same neighborhood in maiduguri they always told me that the parcel was given to them by one baadam and asked me to keep it1 they introduced me to baadam who is the mastermind of the attacks he revealed1 on his part adam mustapha a.k.a baadam admitted that he coordinated various suicide bomb attacks which resulted in the death of hundreds of people in maiduguri1 baadam 20 narrated that he had coordinated several bomb attacks at bulukuntu baga road 333 artillery gate customs post office and muna garage areas of maiduguri1 abubakar kori a dwarf who facilitated the suicide bombing activities of boko-haram insurgents said he was paid not less than n5 000 for each suicide bomb attack carried out by the insurgents in maiduguri1 most of the time i had to pester them before payment could be made to me he said1 when asked whether he had cause at any time to regret his actions baadam said that he was never remorseful at any given time1 another suspect ibrahim mala 48 also admitted to aiding suicide bomb attacks in maiduguri sales of rustled animals and supply of logistics to the insurgents in the bush1 mala a butcher and resident of dalori-kakere village in the outskirts of maiduguri revealed that the insurgents were supplying sheep and provided him with n180 000 loans to enable him to run his business1 they paid me n5 000 for safe keeping of ieds and they also sent me on errands to buy consumable items for them1 i bought the items at the market and kept it at my home some persons would come at night pick and deliver same to members of the group hiding in the forest1 some of the items included torch lights matches sandals kola nuts cubes and clothing materials1 i saved money in dealing with the group and bought a plot of land worth over n420 0001 i know that they are boko-haram insurgents and my wife was not happy with my dealings with them she asked me to stop but it is too late he narrated1 commenting on the arrest mr abba kyari the dcp intelligence response team irt said that the suspects were apprehended by the police in various communities in borno and yobe1 kyari called on members of the public to report suspicious persons and movement to the security agencies1 he also called on the people to cooperate with the police and other security agencies to end insurgency and restore peace to the north-east sub-region1