SECURITY AGENTS;Hunt UN bombers family associates

• Probe Boko
Haram’s
claims
The Federal Bureau of
Investigations (FBI) has
launched a grand scale
manhunt for the relations and
associates of the alleged UN
building suicide bomber,
Mohammed Abdul Barra.
It has also in conjunction with
other security agencies
started probing the claim of
responsibility by the Boko
Haram sect.
A spokesman for Boko Haram
sect had last week claimed
that the 27-year old Abul
Barra detonated the bomb
that killed 23 people at the UN
House.
Investigations by our
correspondent revealed that a
probe has started into the
claim by Boko Haram with
investigators looking beyond
the sect.
According to findings,
preliminary forensic analysis
suggested the use of
“sophisticated explosives”
typical of Al-Qaeda.
There were fears that Boko
Haram’s claim might be a
decoy to divert the attention
of the FBI, the UN and other
experts probing the incident.
A top source said: “All the
security agencies involved in
the investigation are still
looking at Boko Haram’s claim
that Mohammed Abul Barra
did the havoc. But they are
certainly considering many
sides to it including the
likelihood of the infiltration of
Al-Qaeda members into
Nigeria to bomb the UN
House.”
The usual reliable source
added, “We are suspicious of
Boko Haram’s claim but we
have noted it because this is
not the first time it will lay
claim to such. However,
investigators are weighing a
larger picture of other
terrorist groups that might
have been involved in the
explosion.”
As at press time last night, it
was gathered that Nigerian
security agencies were trying
to establish the identity of the
suicide bomber so as to
ascertain his nationality.
Another source said: “We are
trying to trace his antecedents
if he is a Nigerian; who were
his associates; where did he
train; and how he became
involved. If he is a Nigerian,
we will try to locate his
relations to get a few details
on how he got to that level of
a suicide mission.
“The issue is not just naming
the suicide bomber; we have
more leg work to do. One of
the theories we are working
on is the likelihood of
invading Abuja from a suicide
bombing base. Also, the
particulars of the Honda car
used for the bombing are also
being investigated in Kano. It
may take time; we will get
clues at the end of the day.”
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