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How a Lawmaker Runs
Boko Haram-The SSS Statement
(Published Tue Nov 22,2011)
Ms Ogar
RESS BRIEFING
ARREST OF ALI SANDA UMAR KONDUGA (A.K.A.
USMAN AL-ZAWAHIRI),
SPOKESMAN OF THE
BOKO HARAM SECT
On 3rd November, 2011 about 2030 hours at
Gwange area,
Maiduguri,
Borno State, a joint security operation led to the arrest of
Ali Sanda Umar KONDUGA, acclaimed spokesman of the Boko Haram
sect, widely known in the media as Usman AL-ZAWAHIRI. He was a
former political thug operating under a group widely known as
ECOMOG.
2. His arrest further confirms the Service
position that some of the Boko Haram extremists have political
patronage and sponsorship. This is more so as AL-ZAWAHIRI has so
far made valuable confessions in this regard. Highlights of some
of his admissions are:
i. That he was recruited by a political
party stalwart in Maiduguri, Borno State;
ii. That following the compulsory
registration of all SIM cards nationwide, he was asked to steal
a SIM card which he used in sending threat text messages
iii. That the pseudo name, Usman
AL-ZAWAHIRI was given to him by the said politician to portray
him as an extremist as well as conceal his true identity;
iv. That one of his benefactor’s promised
to pay him Ten Million Naira (N10 million) to work for his party
but by stint of fate, he died on his way to deliver the part
payment of Five Million Naira (N5 Million) to AL-ZAWAHIRI
v. That consequent upon this, subject
claimed a serving member of the National Assembly took over the
running of his activities;
vi. That he was behind the threat text
messages sent to the Judges of the Election Petition Tribunal in
Maiduguri. His objective was to ensure that the Tribunal sacks
the present Government in Borno State;
A serving lawmaker sponsored these attacks
vii. That he was also behind other threats
messages sent to Governor Sule LAMIDO, Governor Babangida ALIYU,
Amb. Dalhatu Sarki TAFIDA, Chief Olusegun OBASANJO and Justice
Sabo ADAMU (Chairman of the Election Petition Tribunal in Borno
State).
viii. That most of the threat messages he
sent to Justice Sabo ADAMU, were scripted and relayed to him by
the National Assembly member.
ix. That the threat text messages
eventually led to the relocation of the election petition
tribunal from Maiduguri to
Abuja;
x. That the same legislator promised to
send him some telephone numbers of members of the GALTIMARI
Committee on Security in the North East, before he (AL-ZAWAHIRI)
was apprehended.
xi. That the telephone number and content
of the text message sent to the Attorney General and Minister of
Justice were also given to him by the Legislator in order to
compel him (AGF) to influence the judgment of the tribunal
against the Government in Borno State.
3 Meanwhile, analysis of AL-ZAWAHIRI’s
phone has confirmed constant communication between him and the
legislator.
4. The Service wishes to reiterate its
commitment to addressing the current threats posed by the Boko
Haram sect and other forms of fundamentalism in the country,
including the dimensions of political patronage and sponsorship
of extremist and violent groups. We call on all well-meaning
Nigerians to sustain their confidence in the nation’s security
establishment, as we work tirelessly to ensure a safe and
peaceful Country for us all.
MARILYN OGAR, msi
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
PUBLIC RELATIONS
DSS, ABUJA.
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This is the document referred to in the Witness
Statement on Oath of Clifford O. Kokogho as
“Exhibit
COK.2”
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