TROOPS are holding a man
suspected to be connected with the explosion targeted at General Muhammadu
Buhari in Kaduna on Wednesday. The young man, who was apprehended by
military patrol team that swooped on the area immediately after the explosion, had
disguised as a woman. She was clad in female garb with a brazier affixed to his
chest.
The suspect was arrested while trying mingle with a crowd of onlookers
when the patrol team arrived the scene. Youths in the area attempted to
mob him while he was being arrested but were restrained by troops who quickly
whisked him away in an Armoured Personnel Carrier.
He is currently being interrogated by security agencies in a bid to
ascertain his links.
Meanwhile, the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Adesola Amosu has
commended the gallantry of the officers who survived the helicopter crash in
Borno State. The Air Chief, who gave the commendation while receiving the
officers who survived the air crash in Maiduguri, thanked God for sparing their
lives and commiserated with them on the loss of their colleague in the flight.
He assured them of the support of government and the Nigerian Air Force to the
bereaved family.
Amosu emphasized the need for all service personnel to continue to give
selfless sacrifice for the defence of the sovereignty of the nation despite the
enormity of current security challenges.
He
urged the officers not to be deterred as President Goodluck Jonathan was
committed to providing all necessary requirements of the military in tackling
the terrorists insurgency with a view to bring the menace to a speedy end. He
revealed that President Jonathan has ordered the immediate replacement of the
lost helicopter, and more platforms for the Nigerian Air Force.
Amosu also stressed that the Air Force would do everything to sustain the
current synergy between it and the Army, saying this was the surest approach to
victory in the campaign against terror.
Meanwhile, the officers who survived the helicopter crash are recuperating
after the medical treatment given them on rejoining their units after the
crash. Amosu has paid a condolence visit to the deceased Flight
Lieutenant’s family in Kano.
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