Two times suspected bomber arrested in Jalingo

A two times suspected bomber has been arrested by the Taraba State Police Command.

The Police Command in Taraba State on Thursday, June 16 paraded a suspected bomber of Nukkai and the military 6 Bridged, both in Jalingo, Taraba state.

The command Commissioner, CP Abimbola Sokoya confirmed the arrest while addressing newsmen at the police headquarters.

According to Abimbola, his men got rid of the suspect identified as Bala Usman, from Kebi when he attempted to kill one Usman Yaki of Gunduma village in Gassol local government area of the State.

The CP also stated that the 37-year-old suspect had confessed been a member of the terror Boko-haram and a Kidnapper operating in Niger, Kogi and Taraba states.

According to the CP, the suspect had also confessed been behind the two bomb attack on Jalingo recently.

Correspondent reports that the suspect, Bala Usman, also confessed to newsmen that, one Abubakar Lawa who is from Kano state and Abdullahi Garba are his team leaders while, Yusuf, Sale and Kabiru are team members both at large.

TopNaija also reports that 198 pieces of 7.8MM ammunition, 558 assault live ammunition, 1 pistol with 6 rounds of live ammunition, 20 plastic bottles of sodium Azide acid, 27 plastic bottles of locally made bombs, 3 face masks, 3 pullover jackets, a bunch of cable wire, 36 lighters, 2 empty magazines of AK 47 rifle and assault rifle were found buried in the house of the suspect in Mutum by the town of Gassol local government area of Taraba state