Boko Haram Arms Manufacturer, Gun-Runner Arrested – SSS

The State Security
Service has announced the arrest of a man it said manufactures and procures arms for the extremist Boko Haram sect.
In a statement issued on Saturday, the agency said “Musa Garba Abubakar (Engr) aka Muhadis Musa Bin Haddad, was arrested in Jos, Plateau State, during a special tactical operation.
Mr. Abubakar, the SSS said, “is a major gun fabricator, arms-runner and a covert linkmanlcourier for the Boko Haram group.”
The statement added, “during his arrest, two pistols, 80 rounds oflive ammunition and several sensitive documents were recovered from him.
“In a bid to employ propaganda to manipulate the international community against the efforts of the Federal Government, in the ongoing war against terror in the North-West region, Musa (Mr. Abubakar) had approached a foreign mission in Nigeria for logistics and financial support to fight the Boko Haram.
“However, unknown to the mission, he is actually an unauthorized gun-maker/runner with intent for mischief and communal strife in the North Central region.”
The Department of State Services (DSS) wishes to inform the public that in line with its statutory mandate, and avowed commitment to national security, the service has continued to record positive milestones in strategic and tactical operations embarked upon across the country.
On 2nd March, 2016, one Musa Garba Abubakar (Engr) aka Muhadis Musa Bin HADDAD, was arrested at Jos, Plateau State, during a special tactical operation by the Service.
Abubakar is a major gun fabricator, arms-runner and a covert linkmanlcourier for the Boko Haram group.
In furtherance of exploited leads, this service apprehended other suspected associates of the gun-runner, namely: Umar Khalil Muhammed and Mohammed Yakubu Tahir aka Mallam Yaro, on 2nd March, 2016. Muhammed was arrested at Layin Oscar in Jos South LGA, while Tahir was picked up at Mista Ali area, along Jos-Zaria road in Bassa LGA.