Boko Haram's Armourer in Lagos Became a father hours before His Arrest

Recently in a statement issued by Chairman of Arewa Youth Consultative Forum in Lagos, Yerima Shetima, he stated since the discovery of hideouts of suspected terrorists in the state, Hausa youths no longer enjoy freedom. Shetima said many innocent northerners are being arrested; a development that put pressure on him to secure their release.

“Since the incident I have been moving from one police station to another because right now an average Hausa man is seen or perceived as Boko Haram and this is not good. We are lovers of peace.

“We have been moving from one local government to another sensitizing our people on why they should be security conscious at all times. We have told them that if they discover any strange movement in their area they should alert the security men”, he said.

While acknowledging the state government’s efforts in ensuring that innocent people are not punished for offence they know nothing about, Shetima said, “The state government had called a meeting where the issue was thoroughly discussed. We had another one with 81 Army Division last week; all we are telling them was that we are committed to peace and that we will all rise up to condemn any act of threat to unity of Nigeria”.

Still on the matter of the boko haram suspects that were arrested last Thursday at the Ijora area of lagos, my sources told me that the armourer who was nabbed in the joint raid became a father hours before he was arrested.

It was gathered that the wife went into labour about five hours before the security personnel raided the house and picked her husband in connection with a plot to bomb 16 landmarks in the state simultaneously. A security source who was involved in the raid said they  refrained from arresting the lady with her husband as she was still weak from the pangs of labour.

Explaining the reason behind their actions, the source said the lady was suffering from the after effects of childbirth and so they left her alone. He could not however determine the sex of the child as it was all wrapped up. Also, he said they left her behind because she was not their target during the raid, rather the husband from their intelligence, had fingered him as one of the masterminds behind the operation.

Although the current whereabouts of the nursing mother has remained unknown since her husband was nabbed, the security chief assured  that the lady would be found and picked up if need be.