Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have apprehended Sheriff Umar, the alleged coordinator behind a suicide bombing that struck a mosque in Maiduguri on December 24.
The attack, which targeted worshippers during evening prayers at Gamboru Market mosque, killed five people and injured many. The Nigerian Army identifies Umar as a recruiter and logistics chief for a terror cell.
Umar was captured during a cordon-and-search operation in Kalmari area on New Year’s Eve, alongside 14 other suspects.
Umar was identified by a captured suicide bomber, Ibrahim Muhammad, who confessed that Umar recruited and dispatched him to target worshippers.
Dawn Herald gathered that the suspect’s wife, Yagana Modu, is allegedly involved, and his stepdaughter confirmed seeing suicide bombers being housed in their family residence.
Evidence links Umar to multiple plots, including the successful Gamboru attack and a foiled attempt in Damaturu, where he reportedly supplied IED components to a would-be bomber.
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