Interpol Issues International Red Alert For Nyanya Blast Suspect Arrest
The National Bureau of the Interpol based at the Nigerian Police Force Headquarters issued an international red alert for the arrest of Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche, a suspected organizer of the April 14 deadly blast at the Nyanya bus park in Abuja.
Еhe Director-General of the National Orientation Agency, Mike Omeri, disclosed this at a joint national briefing on the abduction of the schoolgirls in Chibok and other security matters.
Ogwuche has allegedly fled to Sudan.
The Police Public Relations Officer Frank Mba said that the Interpol red alert was an international warrant of arrest to the 190 member states and extradition of anyone placed on the red alert to the issuing country.
"We, therefore, believe with this red alert, Interpol will galvanise everything possible worldwide to join in the search and possible arrest of the suspect," said the Police Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba.
The bomb blast in Abuja on April 14 left more than 75 people dead, and many more injured. Later that day, more than 200 female students have been kidnapped in Chibok, Borno State by the Islamist sect Boko Haram. The location of the girls is still unknown.
On May 12, the State Security Service (SSS) paraded five other suspects, Rufai Abubakar (Abu Ibrahim/Maiturare), Muhammadu Sani Ishaq, Yau Saidu (Kotar Rama), Anas Isah and Adamu Yusuf. The SSS said that all five had confessed to carrying out the explosion and would stand a trial soon.
The SSS also announced a N25mln reward for any useful information that would lead to capturing the mastermind of the attack.
Source: Legit.ng
