• ‘We acted on intelligence reports’
Military operatives and officers of the police and State Security Service (SSS) yesterday raided Kuje, a satellite town in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja.
Many suspected Boko Haram members and hoodlums were arrested after operatives combed major areas and suburbs of the town.
It was learnt that the raid was in connection with search for suspected Boko Haram members and hoodlums.
The operatives converged at the Divisional Police headquarters in Kuje where many of the suspects were taken to.
Our correspondent gathered from top security operative that the arrested hoodlums will be properly interrogated and their homes searched before they can be released.
Few weeks ago, multiple bombs exploded in Kuje killing several people and leaving others injured.
Surveillance has been increased the area and its environs since the incident.
FCT Commissioner of Police, Wilson Inalegwu, confirmed the raid to our correspondent on phone, explaining that it was based on intelligence reports.
According to him: “What we are doing are proactive measures to ensure that FCT is safe and secure, taking the battle to these miscreants and hoodlums.
“And they are intelligence- led; we don’t just storm a place. When we storm, it is a product of intelligence that has been gathered.
”It will be a continuous exercise until we are very sure that people can sleep with their two eyes closed.
“We want it to get to a level that when you are travelling within FCT, you will not be afraid. We want to eliminate the fear of crime.
Source:The Nation
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