The Department of State Services (DSS) in liaison with the NAIA aviation security services at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, arrested a 14-year-old boy for spy networking with terrorists according to This Day.
In a release signed by the DSS, the arrest was made during routine checks, which revealed a spy network that is said to have been set up by the Boko Haram terrorist organisation. The 14-year-old, Sulaiymon Abdulraman, admitted under arrest that he infiltrated the airport under the instructions of a man named Dauda Sadiq, who told him to carefully observe the installations in the airport and pass him information regarding passenger screening, boarding procedures and general processes in the arrival and departure halls.
As of now, no further information has been released regarding the network that was set up, but this definitely calls for a state of emergency. The DSS have asked for all citizens to remain vigilant and security-conscious, urging the public to report all suspicious behaviour.
But exactly how many incidents have occurred this year regarding Boko Haram in Nigeria? Here are a couple headlines following this years attacks:
- The Baga Massacre, Boko Haram’s “deadliest massacre”.
- 200 combatants killed in Maiduguri as troops clash with Boko Haram militants.
- Car bomb attack at Dr. Goodluck Jonathan’s rally in Gombe State.
- Boko Haram attack Maiduguri with cannons, rockets and submachine guns.
- Seven-year-old girl kills herself and five others in a suicide attack in Potiskum, North-Eastern Nigeria.
- Boko Haram raid and destroy two villages near Chibok, killing 30.
- Teenage suicide bomber kills 16 at a bus station in Yobe State.
- Boko Haram attacks Gombe, calling for an election boycott.
- Nigerian mob kills girl accused of being a suicide bomber.
- Boko Haram kill 45 citizens in Borno State.
- Boko Haram kill hundreds in Damasak, North-Eastern Nigeria.
- Nigerian army rescue 200 girls and 93 women in a strike against Boko Haram.
- Nigerian army rescue 150 more girls in a strike against Boko Haram.
- Nigerian army rescue 234 more captives in a strike against Boko Haram.
- Teenage suicide bomber kills 7 at a bus station in Yobe State.
- 11 killed as the Nigerian military repel an attack on Maiduguri.
- Rocket-propelled grenades kill 30 in Maiduguri.
- 20 killed in a suicide bombing in Maiduguri.
- Bombs explode at a Boko Haram camp killing between 12-63 people (no exact figures).
- Boko Haram attack Kukawa Village killing 97 citizens.
- Two suicide bombers kill 10 in Borno State.
- Boko Haram attack mosque and restaurant in Jos killing 44.
- 13-year-old girl blows herself up in Kano State, killing no civilians.
- Boko Haram kill 60 in Damaturu and Gombe during the Eid al-Fitr celebrations.
- Boko Haram kill 42 citizens in a series of blasts at bomb stations in Gombe State.
- Nigerian army rescue 178 captives from Boko Haram.
- Boko Haram kill 50 in Borno State.
Since 2009, over 13,000 citizens have been killed by Boko Haram. Most attacks have taken place in North-Eastern Nigeria, but few attacks have occurred within the Federal Capital Territory and surrounding states. The idea of Boko Haram plotting an attack on Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport has alarmed the Federal Government and one can only hope that the military achieve their task within the three month deadline presented by President Buhari, otherwise death tolls will continue to rise.
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