According to SUNNEWS Abdulwaheed
Nasiru a.k.a Haulaki was one of the five suspected Boko Haram members behind
the most recent Nyanya and Kuje blast of October 2, they were paraded on Thursday
at the Police Special Anti-Robbery Squad Headquarters in Abuja, where several
bomb-making materials recovered from them were also displayed. Others are
Abdulazeez Muhazab, Ishaka Salihu, Mohammed Jimoh and Abdullahi Nasiru.
They
were arraigned in court same day even as Haulaki left his lawyer speechless
when he pleaded guilty to the charges read to him. At the police station before his arraignment,
Haulaki, who is a native of Okene, Kogi State confessed that he was
indoctrinated into the Boko Haram sect by one Mustapha. He admitted that he was
further convinced to join the sect when university graduates tore their
certificates just to become members of the sect. “I
am an Igbira man and my people are mainly Muslims. I was able to attend primary
school which I did not complete because my parents were farmers and they said
education was a waste of time. I came to Abuja seven years ago to learn auto
mechanic at Games Village and I graduated four years after before establishing
my own workshop at Galadima roundabout, Abuja. I got married and my wife is
currently pregnant.
“In
2013 I was convinced to join Boko Haram at the mosque along the road before
Total Filling Station, in Aiyoke area of Okene, Kogi State. Though I rented an
apartment very close to the mosque, it was one of the sons of the landlord of
that house, who is my friend, Abubakar that convinced me to start attending the
mosque before he was killed during one of their clashes with soldiers. He
personally introduced me to Mustapha, the Imam and owner of the mosque.
“Mustapha
was the one who indoctrinated me into the Boko Haram sect. He urged me through
his teachings which were mainly on Fridays after the Jumat prayers, Saturdays
and Sundays to be faithful to God and do His wishes and I should also oppose
those going against the teachings of Prophet Muhammed.
“Mustapha
usually urged us to support cause of Jihad in any part of the country in any
way we can and when we cannot donate ourselves or money to the cause, we
should at least pray for those waging the war. In some of his teachings, he
told us that western education was a sin and working for the government was
also a sin. He then asked those who have gone through secondary and university
education to destroy their certificates. A lot of people, who graduated from
the secondary and university in that mosque, destroyed their certificates. That
singular act fully convinced me that if these my brothers who attended
university can destroy their certificates because of Boko Harm, I should not
hesitate,” he said.
Aside
his late friend Abubakar who was killed during a clash between Boko Haram members and soldiers, Haulaki met some other
young men, like Usman, Abduljalal, Abu Hamza, Bilal and Haroun.
“These
men were highly devoted to the cause and they told me that they usually rob
unbelievers and use the money to support the activities of the group. Abu Hamza
is our leader and also one of the bomb manufacturers, he also trained Usman how
to make bomb. The main bomb making expert is one Al Qudus, he has trained so
many people. Hamza was the one who led us to rob two banks in Owo, Ondo State
and Okene, Kogi State, and it is through that means that he raises money for bomb
materials and others. I am a very good driver and my duty is to drive vehicles
to various destinations. I usually don’t ask if there is bomb in those
vehicles or not, all I do is to follow instruction. Few months ago, some
security agents came from Kaduna and arrested Hamza and took him away. Few days
to the Sallah, Usman was also arrested in Abuja with a stolen car and I got
instructions from very senior members of our sect to move all the ready-made
bombs and bomb-making materials out of Usman’s house in Gaulaki area in Suleja
Niger State to my brother’s house in Karmajiji who is also a member of the
sect and another house at Iddo area after Airport in Abuja. I also gave, two
Ak-47 rifles and some bombs to a senior member, Abdulahi who took them to Okene,
Kogi State. Few days before the last sallah, vigilante men arrested me and
handed me over to soldiers from where I was detained and later handed over to
the police,” he further narrated.
Realising
that the game was up, Haulaki took the police to three houses where they use to
keep already made bombs and chemicals at Iddo, Gaulaka and Dan Asato areas in
Abuja and Suleja.
When
asked which part of the Engineering text book they use to consult as guideline
on to how to make bomb, Haulaki said: “I told you that I did not finish primary
school, so I can hardly read or write. These big books belong to Al Qudus who
is the bomb making expert. Whenever they are producing the bomb, he would be
reading things out and those that went to school will understand. It’s like he
read engineering at the university.”
Their
arrest
Shortly
after the October 2 attacks in Abuja, the Inspector General of Police (IGP),
Solomon Arase drafted the newly established Special Intelligence Response
Team, SIRT, to investigate and possibly arrest the suspects.
The
elite unit of the Police Force, created by Arase, to combat terrorism , armed
robbery, kidnapping and various violent crimes, launched a massive onslaught on
the Abuja cell of the sect, leading to the arrest of five suspected members
while several IEDS, laptop and IED materials were recovered .
Investigations
revealed that the arrest of the suspects and subsequent recoveries have since
thrown members of the sect, who are mainly Igbirra in Okene, Kogi State, into
disarray.
Security
sources, who spoke in Okene, Kogi State, on the condition of anonymity,
disclosed that several members of the cell, based in Abuja are returning in
their scores to Okene, while others have been forced to escape and relocate to
neighboring states.
It
was gathered that, the operatives from SIRT, trailed two of the suspects,
Abdulazeez Muhazab and Ishiaka Salihu, to a house at Karamajiri, behind
Military Area, Cemetery, off Airport road, Abuja, recovered several detonators,
chemicals in both liquid and powder form used for making bombs and other
readymade bombs.
However,
sources at the Force Headquarters Abuja, disclosed that the exhibits and
intelligence gathered from the scene of the explosion, were actually produced
by the group.
The
suspects also, mentioned one Haulaki in military custody and Umar, as their
leaders in Abuja. Haulaki, whose real names are Abdulwaheed Nasiru, was handed
over to the police and during interrogations confessed and disclosed the
addresses of three houses within Abuja, Suleija and Niger State, where they
produce and store explosives. It was gathered that the operatives also
proceeded to Gauaraka area in Suleja, Niger State, Iddo Village off Airport
road Abuja and at Dan Asato area of Sulieja, where five readymade IEDS,
chemicals used for bomb making, detonator, HP laptop, two books on chemical
and engineering materials were recovered. An Ipad, loaded with IED, plate
number of a car, scale, digital millimeter and a knife were also recovered. It
was gathered that the Haulaki, also led the operatives to Galadima area, where
a senior member of the sect, Adulahi Nasir, who is also a local electronic
engineer was arrested.
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