The captured Boko Haram spokesman Abu Qaqa has given varied clues to the State Security Service (SSS) operatives on the sect’s operations, Daily post reliably gathered.
Qaqa disclosed how some members of the sect who were tired of fighting were “slaughtered” before their family members.. “Seven were killed recently”, he reportedly told detectives. Iman Shkau isd said to have ordered the killing of the reluctant sect members who had shown some signs of tiredness..
Qaqa confirmed that among members of the sect are Hausa, Fulani, Kanuri, Chadians and Nigeriens.
Aside this revelation, SSS had discovered that the spokesman used four pseudonyms to avoid being arrested.
It has equally been confirmed that Qaqa is an Ebira from Ajaokuta Local Government Area of Kogi State – the scene of last week’s devastating attack on a bank, which was bombed by yet unknown gun men.
Meanwhile, while the SSS is busy with the interrogation of the Boko Haram spokesman, there are heavy indications that the FBI and other foreign experts brought in to probe the June 16, 2011 bombing of the Police Headquarters in Abuja may have been stuck.
A source close to the Boko Haram Probe panel said: “The arrest of Qaqa has led to the unravelling of many leads on the operations of the sect.
The suspect, who has cooperated with us so far, has confirmed our initial clue that foreign elements from Chad and Niger Republic are key members of the sect.
“That is why it has been difficult to check the Boko Haram insurgency.
They have operation bases in Nigeria, Chad, and Niger. So, each time they attacked any institution, they retreat to these bases.”
Detectives are sure that Qaqa is “critical” to the sect’s operation. “Yet, he only read Social Work and Administration,” said the source, who pleaded anonymity due to the “sensitivity” of this huge national security.
The source equally confirmed that Qaqa. Had disclosed that before his arrest, Boko Haram was getting tired of continuous attack of the people.
The spokesperson also pointed at emerging sentiment and division that commenced within the sect, as a result of continuous arrests of non-Kanuri members.
The source quoted Qaqa as saying: “Before I was arrested, some of us were already showing signs of tiredness. Most of us were tired of fighting, but we couldn’t come out to say so because of fear of reprisal from leader Imam Shekau on dissenting members.
“Several of our members who denounced the violent struggle were slaughtered in front of their wives and children. Seven were killed recently. “Besides some of us, the non-Kanuri (Hausa, Fulani and others) in the sect were worried at the trend of arrests of our members. It is either that the security agents were so good at their job or some of our members were moles giving us out.
“The worrying aspect was that most of our key members arrested were non-Kanuri, which raised fears that there’s sectional betrayal of members.”
Responding to questions filed , the source confirmed that the SSS has succeeded in identifying the Boko Haram Spokesman..
He affirmed “He is an Ebira man. He was involved in Boko Haram assaults on Bauchi State and was arrested. But he was set free by members of the sect.
“No wonder there has been unease in the sect since Qaqa was arrested, considering the huge volume of information at his disposal.
“Abu Qaqa, 42, has variously used the names: Mohammed Shuaibu, Mohammed Bello, Abu Tiamiya, and Abdulrahman Abdullahi.
“When he was set free after the Bauchi jail break by some of their members, he adopted Abu Dardaa and ended up with Abu Qaqa, until his arrest.
“He holds an Ordinary National Diploma (OND) in Social Work and Administration from Ramat Polytechnic in Maiduguri , Borno State . “He is from Ebiya South Village in Ajaokuta Local Government Area of Kogi State.”
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