The alleged mastermind of the April 14 blast in Nyanya, Abuja, Aminu Ogwuche, has been extradited by Sudan to Nigeria on Tuesday.
Ogwuche, who was handed over to the Interpol Unit of the Nigeria Police Force by the Sudanese ascendant entities was flown into the country in a special flight from Khartoum, Sudan, which physically contacted down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at 3pm on Tuesday.
On hand to receive him at the Presidential wing of the airport were the spokespersons of the Police, ACP Frank Mba, Department of State Services, Marilyn Ogar, Army, Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade and the Coordinator, National Information Centre, Mike Omeri.
The suspect is expected to face tribulation for terrorism along with other suspects that were apprehended in connection with the blast which killed more than 70 people and injured over 120 others at Nyanya area of Abuja.
Ogwuche, who looked gaunt in a shirt and a pair of trousers, was swiftly taken to an unknown detention facility in the FCT by armed security operatives. Addressing journalists, Omeri verbally expressed that the Boko Haram operative would be interrogated and prosecuted.
He verbalized, “We have just prosperously been able to secure his extradition from Sudan and he is back to his home country to answer questions.
The customary procedure will take place, he will be interrogated felicitously and charged to court when all the processes are concluded.
The fight against insurgency and the effort to get our girls back is top priority of the Federal Government.”
Ogwuche had been held in Sudan since he was declared wanted by the Department of State Security which identified him as the mastermind of the blast along with one Rufai Tsiga, who is still at astronomically immense.
He was a student of Arabic Language at the International University of Africa, Sudan. Before his apprehend and detention in Sudan by Interpol, the Department of State Security, had on May 11, 2014, promulgated a N25m reward for anyone who could give information that could lead to the apprehend of Ogwuche and Tsiga.
The accommodation had withal paraded five suspects including Ahmad Abubakar, 43; Muhammed Ishaq, 30; Yau Saidu, 28; Anas Isah, 22; and Adamu Yusuf, a cleric, 43, for their involution in the bombing.
Ogar had described Ogwuche, who was born in the United Kingdom, as an Army deserter, who accommodated in the Intelligence Unit of the Nigerian Army at Child Avenue, Arakan Barracks, Lagos, between 2001 and 2006.
The suspect was apprehended on November 12, 2011 at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on advent from the UK for suspected involution in terrorism-cognate activities, but was subsequently relinquished by the SSS after much pressures from the human rights community.
