Just In: 4 Boko Haram members plotting to attack Atiku’s house arrested

The Boko Haram suspects reportedly plotting to attack the Yola, Adamawa state residence of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25 election, Atiku Abubakar, have been arrested.

A 29-year-old suspect, Jubrila Mohammed, who confessed to being a Boko Haram member from Damboa in Borno state, was first arrested at the gate of the former vice-president’s residence while trying to carry out the attack at about 9 p.m. on Sunday, July 23, Daily Trust reported.

Yahaya Suleiman, police spokesperson in Adamawa, confirmed the development on Monday, July 24, 2023, The Cable report added.

After his arrest, three other persons suspected to be his accomplice were also nabbed, The Nigerian Tribune reported.

In a statement, Atiku's media office revealed further details.

“All four suspects have been handed over to military authorities. We commend the police for the work that they continue to do in this particular investigation. We further ask that other relevant security agencies remain on top of their brief.”

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of masterminding an assassination attack on its presidential flagbearer in the 2023 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar.

On Sunday, July 23, some suspected Boko Haram members allegedly attacked the former vice president at his residence in Yola, the Adamawa State capital and his home state.

But the PDP, in a statement on Monday evening, July 24, alleged that, with the confession made by some assailant, the incident was a "sponsored attempt" on the life of Atiku over his doggedness to reclaim his mandate at the presidential election petition court (PEPC).

Similarly, Atiku Abubakar has made a serious allegation regarding Nigeria's judiciary and democracy.

In a statement, Atiku disclosed that the judiciary is threatened in its quest to deliver justice regarding the petitions submitted at the presidential election tribunal.

Meanwhile, Atiku is challenging the outcome of the February 25 presidential election, which produced Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the winner of the poll and Nigeria's 16th president.