Bomb Blasts: Police To Ascertain Status Of Suspects
The police are expected to ascertain whether the three suspects arrested in connection with the Christmas Eve bomb blasts in Jos are members of an Islamic group which has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Capt. Charles Nweocha, Media Officer, Special Task Force on Jos crisis, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday that the three suspects, arrested at Giring (Abattoir) on Sunday, had been handed over to the police for further investigation.
He said the suspects, Sabiu Yusuf, 24; Ismail Garga, 24; and Sirajo Mohammadu, 24, of Niger nationality, were currently helping the police in their investigations.
A group, Jama’atu Ahlus-Sunnah Lidda’awati wal Jihad, on Monday claimed responsibility for the multiple bomb blasts on its website www. mansoorah. net/sb attacks. php.
Nweocha said: “It is only the police that can determine whether the suspects belong to the group which has claimed responsibility for the blasts.
“The task force has done its job in apprehending them and has since handed them over to the police.
“When the police conclude their investigations, they will do what is necessary and expected of them.”
In its statement, the group claimed that it carried out the attacks in Jos and Borno.
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