This is as the Army said its troops have arrested the chief cameraman of the insurgents, Abdulahi Abubakar Sadiq.
A statement signed by the spokesperson for the DSS, Mr. Tony Opuiyo, a copy of which was made available to our correspondent in Abuja, said members of the sect had migrated from the North-East geo political zone of the country with the aim of causing havoc in Abuja during the forthcoming end-of-the-year activities.
Opuiyo said, “This is to inform the general public that the Boko Haram terrorist group has continued to establish and operate sleeper cells whose mandates are to conduct surveillance and carry out subsequent attacks in the FCT.
“This disclosure has become necessary following the arrests of the sect’s members who migrated from various conflict theaters (sic) in the North-East to the FCT in order to enable them capitalise on the excitement of the yuletide season to launch attacks in the city.”
He gave instances of the several arrests of members of the sect that had been made in and around Abuja by the DSS to buttress his point.
So far, he said preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects and others still at large might have adopted their respective trades as plausible covers to infiltrate the city and its environs in their bid to conduct successful surveillance and map out soft targets for the sect’s attacks.
He said DSS personnel were determined at pre-empting any attacks by the terrorist elements against the backdrop of the upcoming festive period and beyond.
He said, “It is in this regard that the Service wishes to advise residents and all law abiding Nigerians to remain vigilant especially at this yuletide season and promptly report to security agencies any suspicious movements and persons in the FCT and even other parts of the country.”
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