The State Security Service
on Wednesday paraded an
assistant lecturer in Arabic
and Islamic studies at the
Kogi State University,
Muhammad Yunus, for
recruiting and coordinating
a Boko Haram cell in Kogi
State.
The SSS said Yunus, who is
the spiritual leader, runs a
terrorist group which
comprised Umar Musa,
head of operations/
instructor; Mustapha Yusuf
(aka Habib); armourer/chief
courier, Ismaila Abdulazeez,
a foot soldier; and Ibrahim
Isah (a.k.a one in town),
who is also a foot soldier.
Muhammed Yunus, a PhD
holder, is however insisting
that he is being set up by
Boko Haram:
" I don’t have any link
with Boko Haram, in
fact I preached
against them, that is
why they have set me
up . You can go to Jos
and ask for my tapes,
I preached against
them. Islam doesn’t
support blood-
shedding and I don’t
support it too."
SSS Deputy Director, Media
and Public Relations,
Marilyn Ogar, while briefing
newsmen, explained that
the terror cell planned to
launch attacks in Kogi State
before they were
apprehended.
She explained that until his
arrest, Yunus had held
several preaching sessions
every last Saturday and
Sunday of the month at
Ethnosho Secondary School
in Dekina LGA of the State
where he had about 80
adherents.
Marilyn Ogar said the
lecturer, who is a very
active member of ASUU in
the university, maintained
extensive links with Boko
Haram cells in Borno State
where he referred some of
his followers to terrorist
training.
“In March 2013, he
facilitated the trip of two of
his adherents to Boko
Haram’s Sambisa Camp in
Maiduguri, Bornu State
where they received training
in weapon handling. They
are Mustapha Yusuf and
Ismaila Abdulazeez who are
now under arrest. They
were able to escape and
returned back to him in
August 2013, following the
military invasion of the
camp,” Ogar added.
The SSS spokesperson said
Yunus holds a Masters
degree from the University
of Jos and a Ph.D in Arabic
and Islamic Studies from
Koki State University, in
2012.
The lecturer, Muhammad
Yunus, is denying all the
allegations of the SSS,
insisting he is not a Boko
Haram but his claim was
punctured by Yusuf,
Abdulazeez and Isah, who
insisted that he had been
teaching them about Jihad
and how to exploit it to
install Sharia in Kogi State.
Who is lying and who is
telling the truth? Should the
SSS get the lecturer's tapes
to confirm his claims?
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