PDP Presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar
By PAUL ADAJI, Abuja –
Four suspected members of the Boko Haram terrorist group have been apprehended by the Police in Yola, for attempting to attack the residence of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
The arrest of the four suspects was confirmed by the Atiku Media Office in a statement issued in the Adamawa state capital this evening.
According to the statement, the incident took place on Sunday night.
Abubakar, the candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 2023 presidential election, is currently in court, challenging the declaration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of the election.
It said in full:
“We wish to alert the Nigerian public that at about 9:44 pm on Sunday, 23 July, 2023 a man seeking to confirm the residence of His Excellency Atiku Abubakar in Yola was apprehended at the gate of the residence.
The man who was apprehended by security operatives at the residence of Atiku Abubakar was later handed over to the police.
Upon further interrogation by the Police, the suspect identified himself as a 29 year-old Jubrila Mohammed and confessed to being a Boko Haram member from Damboa in Borno State.
The suspect also informed the Police that he and his colleagues, who were later arrested too, intended to attack organisations associated with Atiku Abubakar and some other sensitive locations in Yola.
All four suspects have been handed over to military authorities.
We commend the police for the work that they continue to do in this particular investigation.
We further ask that other relevant security agencies remain on top of their brief.”
