Nyanya blast: Key suspect, Ogwuche, extradited to Nigeria

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 authorities was flown into the country in a special flight from Khartoum, Sudan, which touched 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.

Interpol arrests mastermind of Nyanya blast in Sudan

Suspected masterminds of the El-Rufai Motor Park bomb
explosion in Nyanya, Ahmad Rufai Abubakar; Muhammadu
Sani Ishaq; Ya’u Saidu; Adamu Yusuf; and Anas Isah, after
being paraded at the Dss headquarters in Abuja... on Monday.
(Inset: The arrested fleeing member of the the gangAminu Sadik Ogwuche)

The National Information Centre on Wednesday announced the arrest in Sudan of the alleged mastermind of the April 14 Nyanya bombing, Aminu Sadik Ogwuche.
Coordinator of the centre, who is also the Director General of the National Orientation Agency, Mr. Mike Omeri, said this in Abuja.

Omeri spoke in company with the information officers of some security agencies and ministries, saying security agencies had already started working on the extradition of the alleged fugitive.

He said, “We wish to authoritatively confirm to you the interception and subsequent arrest of one of the two suspects that were declared wanted, Aminu Sadik Ogwuche, whom we said fled to Sudan. He actually did; he fled to Sudan.

The man who 'disappeared' in Nigeria - #FreeCiaxon

The Twitter profile picture of @ciaxon - his family have not been able to contact him for more than 10 days
A man who live-tweeted from the scene of an attempted jailbreak in the Nigerian capital Abuja 12 days ago, has disappeared. Activists believe he may have been arrested, and have launched a Twitter campaign for his release.
The hashtag #FreeCiaxon and the Twitter handle @ciaxon have been trending in Nigeria since late on Wednesday. There's also a lot of discussion about it on Facebook. On 30 March, the man who runs the @ciaxon account found himself at the scene of a dramatic fight between Nigerian security forces and detainees trying to escape from the State Security Service (SSS) headquarters.

Attempted jailbreak: SSS to punish errant operatives

The leadership of the State Security Service has commenced an investigation into an attempted jailbreak at the agency’s detention facility in Abuja on Sunday.
Our correspondents learnt on Monday that the investigation was aimed at punishing errant SSS operatives, whose carelessness was said to have been responsible for the incident.
This is as the SSS said on Monday that 16 detainees, who escaped during the jail break attempt, were rearrested.

President Jonathan is safe and well – Presidency assures

Presidential spokesman, Reuben Abati has denied speculations that the Aso Rock Presidential Villa was under attack early Sunday morning after prolonged gunshots were heard.

The usual quiet and heavily militarised area was a picture of confusion after elements suspected to be affiliated with the dreaded Islamic militant sect, Boko Haram reportedly launched an attack against the Headquarters of the State Secutity Service (SSS) in close proximity to the Presidential Villa.

Abati tweeted that President Jonathan is "safe and well".

"What happened at the SSS HQ this morning was an attempted jailbreak which has been effectively foiled. There is no cause for alarm.

"What happened at the SSS HQs has nothing to do with the Villa. President Jonathan is safe & well. Thank you for your concern & support," he tweeted.

We shall bring you more details as the story unfolds.

Gun fire exchange rocks presidential villa, SSS quarters

Heavy gunfire exchanges rocks the vicinity of Nigeria's presidential palace and the headquarters of the Department of State Services in the Asokoro District of  Abuja as reported by Premium Times in the past one hour.
According to the reports, residents of the nearby Aso Drive Area said the gunshots were either coming out of the SSS headquarters or the presidential villa.
One of the resident said, "We don't know what's going on here. Heavy gunfire has been coming from the direction of the villa. The entire area has been barricaded. SSS operatives are scampering out of their headquarters as the gunshots get louder.

Data of SSS agents leaked on Internet

THERE are indications that the safety of agents of the State Security Service has been compromised with personnel records of current and former operatives leaked on the internet, Associated Press reports.

The leak, sources said, was already creating panic among SSS operatives  and other employees of the  agency.

 About 60 agents, including the Director-General of the SSS, Ekpeyong Ita, and other serving and former employees, reportedly had their names, mobile phone numbers, contact and bank account information listed on the internet.