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The Digest:

A suspected Boko Haram bomber, Ibrahim Mohammed, captured in Yobe State, has detailed how he was paid N100,000 to plant explosives at the Gamboru Market Mosque in Maiduguri, an attack that killed five and injured 32 on December 24.

Key Points:
  • Ibrahim, from Michika, Adamawa, confessed to being recruited and supplied with IEDs by commanders Adamu and Abubakar.
  • He and an accomplice planted bombs in the empty mosque after afternoon prayers, timing them to detonate during evening worship.
  • He returned to the scene afterward, pretending to assist victims.
  • The suspect admitted belonging to the JAS faction and said suicide bombings had become "a paid assignment" within terrorist networks.
  • He expressed regret, stating, "I regret my action for killing innocent people."
  • After the attack, he moved to Yobe to scout military and hunter positions for future operations before his capture.
  • Security sources linked the attack to a wider cell planning multiple assaults under JAS, Ansaru, and JNIM factions.
This stark admission highlights the continued monetization of violence and the complex security challenges in the region, where perpetrators blend into communities to enable and escape their crimes.

Sources: Zagazola Makama (Security Analyst)

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