The Nation September 07, 2011

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VOL. 7, NO. 1876 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

TR UTH IN DEFENCE OF FREEDOM TRUTH

SSS uncovers bombs factory

We weren’t prepared for bombings, says NSA

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IX suspects have been arrested in connection with the bombings in Suleja, Niger State. The State Security Services (SSS), which broke the news yesterday, said it also uncovered a building in Suleja where explosives are being manufactured by members of the Boko Haram sect. Also yesterday, the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) deported 72 Nigeriens handed over by the Brigade of Guards, the Army Unit protecting the President.

From Yusuf Alli and Gbenga Omokhunu, Abuja

The NIS is looking for a man suspected to be recruiting and sending Nigeriens into Nigeria. The SSS, in a statement in Abuja signed by its spokesperson Mrs Marylyn Ogar, said: “Following the bombings at the INEC office, Suleja on 8th April, 2011 and the All Christians Fellowship Church, Suleja, Niger State on 10th July, 2011, this Service commenced investiga-

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•A ‘time bomb’ recovered by the SSS displayed in Abuja ... yesterday. PHOTO: NAN

tion to unravel the perpetrators. “Consequently, on 4th August, 2011, a suspect, who is a Nigerien national, was ap-

prehended in connection with the bombing in Suleja. “He confessed to his inContinued on page 2

ECURITY agencies are fighting back to contain the spate of bombings and killings. They are reviewing their operations and fashioning new tactics, following the Boko Haram bombings and killings. President Goodluck Jonathan’s National Security Adviser (NSA) Gen. Owoye Azazi yesterday threw the ball back into Nigerians’ court, saying they should all join to resolve the problems. He warned that “the security challenges are here to stay; we don’t think they will go away overnight”. Gen. Azazi spoke at the State House in Abuja after

From Vincent Ikuomola, Abuja

briefing the National Council of State meeting on the security situation. The NCS meeting was dominated by the security challenge facing the nation in the wake of the series of bombings, the last one being the suicide attack on the United Nations (UN) building in Abuja on August 26. Twenty-three people died in the attack; more than 80 people were injured. The Boko Haram sect, which claimed responsibilContinued on page 2

Libyan rebels holding 200 Nigerians hostage More violence against migrants From Yusuf Alli, Abuja

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HE crackdown on Nigerians in Libya continued yesterday, with the arrest of 25 by the rebel-controlled Transitional National Council (TNC), which has slackened Col. Muammar Gaddafi’s 42-year grip on power. The development has brought the number of Nigerians in detention to over 200, The Nation learnt. There are fears that the detained Nigerians may be killed by the rebels, if the Federal Government does not act on time. A spokesman for trapped Nigerians in Tripoli, Mr. Daramola Siji, who spoke with our correspondent on the telephone, said: “About 25 Nigerians were today arrested in Tripoli and they are being detained in Salahdin part of the capital city. We have no access to them at all. “So far, we have over 200 Nigerians being detained in various parts of Libya. We do not know their fate. We are praying that they will not be killed like other black migrant workers. “The general pattern is that the rebels mount roadblocks and everytime black people are sighted in a bus, they will quickly arrest them and hound them into various cells in the city.” Continued on page 2

•A National Transitional Council (NTC) fighter (left) guards three men suspected of belonging to a Gaddafi underground group during a raid in Tripoli’s flashpoint Abu Slim neighbourhood ... yesterday. The city has become dangerous for black immigrant workers. PHOTO: AFP

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