Officials of the State Security Service (SSS) yesterday displayed a car that they said Henry Okah, purchased and wired with a bomb for use in the twin bombings in Abuja on October 1st.
Marilyn Ogar, a spokesperson for the agency, said the car, a Mazda 626 saloon with a Lagos license plate, was discovered parked in a hotel in Port Harcourt. The hotel’s management had discovered that it had been parked there for a long time. A sister of one of the suspects in custody assisted the service in recovering the fully-wired vehicle, which was towed to Abuja.
Other items recovered
Ms. Ogar also revealed that military items, including 10 bulletproof jackets, a large number of camouflage vests, boots, water bottles, and camp tents were intercepted from “a popular transport company which runs cargo courier services from Lagos to Port Harcourt.”
“The military items were sent by Charles Okah to one of the suspects for onward movement to militants in the creeks,” said Ms. Ogar. “In view of these discoveries, the service seizes this opportunity to warn transport and courier companies to be more circumspect in handling goods for customers, as they will be held responsible for conveying prohibited items.” The SSS said the new suspects, including those caught with military items will be charged to court on 25th of November.
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