Teenagers arrested over Aso Villa bomb hoax

Two secondary school pupils were arrested by the State Security Service (SSS) over purported plans by Islamic sect Boko Haram to attack the Presidential Villa and the National Assembly in Abuja, it was learnt yesterday.

They attend a secondary school in Kagara, Niger State. The SSS did not reveal the name of the school.

SSS spokesperson Marilyn Ogar said in a statement in Abuja that the suspects - 18 and 17 years - were picked up following investigations.

They have been handed over to their school authorities and parents for proper counselling.

The Boko Haram (western education is a sin) group is behind bombings in the North, especially the Northeast.

The group extended its operation to Abuja where it has struck twice.

It claimed responsibility for the suicide attacks on the police headquarters and the Unite Nations (UN) House in Abuja. In both incidents, lives were lost and properly damaged.

According to Ms Ogar, the circulation of text messages about plans by the Boko Haram to attack specific targets in Abuja,  have become rampant, causing apprehension and panic among residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and its environs.

“One of such messages alleged purported plans by Boko Haram to attack the Presidential Villa and National Assembly on the 28th October, 2011.

“However, following painstaking investigations, the Service succeeded in tracing it to two persons who issued the threat text message with the aim of inciting a frenzy of fear and panic in the society. Both suspects are boarding pupils in a secondary school in Kagara, Niger State.

“The two suspects claimed they were encouraged to send such panic messages by an advertorial they saw in a national news daily of 18th October, 2011 that requested members of the public to volunteer information on the activities of Boko Haram.

Posted: at 3-11-2011 07:28 AM (12 years ago) | Upcoming

No more school for them, send them to where they belong.  Rubbish

Posted: at 3-11-2011 01:47 PM (12 years ago) | Hero

These guys are stupid and crazy.

Posted: at 3-11-2011 03:04 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Boko Haram is so desperate now they are hiring kids to do their dirty jobs for them.

Posted: at 3-11-2011 04:00 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Why handing them over to the school authority instead of dealing with them severely so that nxt they think about such thing..Or u set them ablaze since they wanted to die anyway..

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Posted: at 3-11-2011 08:02 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac

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Posted: at 3-11-2011 08:05 PM (12 years ago) | Addicted Hero

 

Posted: at 3-11-2011 11:06 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac

 

Posted: at 4-11-2011 07:05 AM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac

This feels like deja vu- i feel like I av commented on this b4. Here goes
"well done to the ever capable SSS for catching these teenagers; practise they say makes perfect. In time (in a few years) they will be able to tackle bigger terrorist n take down Boko Haram. Until then...."

Posted: at 4-11-2011 10:00 AM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac

on a serious note y did d police release thm y nt set them ablaze.http://

Posted: at 4-11-2011 11:02 AM (12 years ago) | Newbie