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Picture of the vehicle used for the
attack
SSS confirms AlQaeda link
in
Abuja UN House Bombing
Newsdiaryonline Wed Aug 31,2011
The State Security Service, SSS has thrown more light
on the Friday bombing of
the United Nations’Abuja office.It confirmed that indeed the
mastermind of the bombing had AlQaeda link.That is why the
AlQaeda trained
Mamman Nur who is
also said to be a Boko Haram element has been declared wanted.
The suspects
All these were revealed by Marylin Ogar, spokesperson of
the
SSS
. According to her
statement,
“Investigation has revealed that one Mamman Nur, a notorious
Boko Haram element with Al-Qaeda links who returned recently
from Somalia, working in concert with the two (2) suspects
masterminded the attack on the United Nations (UN) building in
Abuja.
“Further investigation has also revealed that the car used for
the attack was a Honda car with Kano State registration number
AV38NSR. It was purchased on September 3, 2002 and registered on
December 3, 2002.
“The vehicle identification number is 1HGCBA7400A100748, Engine
number, F22A72000540.
She further clarified a point saying “Owing to various
speculations and misrepresentations in the media arising from
the bomb attack on the United Nations (UN) building on August
26, 2011 in Abuja. The Department of State Services (DSS) on
behalf of other security agencies wishes to state as follows:
“On August 18, 2011, precise intelligence was obtained by this
Service that some Boko Haram elements were on a mission to
attack unspecified targets in Abuja in an ash-coloured Toyota
Camry vehicle with registration number AA539GBL
“On August 21, 2011 at about 1300 hours a joint operations by
all security services led to the arrest of two (2) notorious
leaders of the Boko Haram extremists sect, namely,Babagana
Ismail Kwaljima (a.k.a Abu Summaya) and Babagana Mali (a.k.a
Bulama).
“Following their arrests, security was further beefed up in
Abuja and its environs. Meanwhile the suspects have made
valuable statements and are being held at a military facility".
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