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… Another five nabbed in connection with Falae’s abduction
The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, on Tuesday said two people have been arrested in connection with the twin blasts that rocked Abuja two weeks ago.
The suspects who are from Okene area of Kogi State are – Abdulazeez Muhazab (27) and Isiaka Salihu (25).
Arase also confirmed that five more people who allegedly took part in the abduction of a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Olu Falae, have been arrested by the police.
The IGP stated these at a meeting with senior officers of the Force on Tuesday.
The Department of State Service (DSS) had on Monday paraded two members of the gang that abducted the former Finance minister.
Speaking on the Abuja blasts, the IGP said: “I am elated to confirm that the police has arrested two terror elements that undertook the fatal operation.”
According to him, police recovered 12 already prepared and primed Home Made Explosives that was concealed in 12 Fayrouz soft drinks cans, 28 pieces of Electric Detonators and huge quantities of IED-making materials.
He added that the suspected abductors of Chief Falae were apprehended in Ondo, Ekiti and Niger States.
