Moses was on Monday paraded along with four others before the Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai at the 33 Artillery Brigade, Bauchi State.
The Brigade Commander, Brig-Gen. Abraham Dusu who paraded the suspects noted that Moses was apprehended at Alkaleri in Bauchi while conducting surveillance for the Boko Haram terrorists inside a mosque in the town.
He stated that the chief suspect raised suspicion when he claimed that he wanted to convert to Islam but being new to the community, the security agencies and military intelligence, while on interrogation got his confession to being one of the masterminds of the 2011 Christmas Day Bombing in Madalla, near Abuja.
He disclosed that upon further interrogation, the other suspects, whose names were given as: Abubakar Shettima Bama, Umar Sadiq Madaki, and Salisu Mohammed Bello, were apprehended.
According to the Commander, “Our troops in Alkeleri were alerted about somebody trying to convert to Islam but they noticed he wasn’t from the area and the community people informed us. He was subsequently arrested, and revealed his name as Victor Moses, who also said he was among those who made the Madala bombing successful.
“According to him, his major work is surveillance for the Boko Haram terrorists but he lives with Abubakar Shettima Bama.
“Victor Moses, the main suspect, was arrested in Alkaleri, where he conducts surveillance for the Boko Haram sect. He was accommodated by Bama who lives in Jos, along with other two accomplices.”
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