Aminu Ogwuche, the Nigerian accused of masterminding the April
14 bomb explosion in Nyanya, a suburb of Abuja, has been handed to Nigerian
security officials by the International Police, INTERPOL.
This was disclosed by the Defence Headquarters on its
twitter handle on Tuesday afternoon.
“Bombing Mastermind Ogwuche delivered to Nigerian Security
by @INTERPOL_HQ. Received in Abuja Airport & taken to custody,” the Defence
Headquarters said via @DefenceInfoNG.
Mr. Ogwuche reportedly fled Nigeria immediately after the
bomb blast that killed about 75 people, and was arrested about a month later in
Sudan.
The Coordinator of the National Information Centre, Mike
Omeri, had while addressing journalists on May 14 stated that Nigeria was
making plans to have the accused terrorist extradited back to the country to
face charges.
“We wish to authoritatively confirm the interception and
consequent arrest of one of the two suspects on the wanted list, Aminu Sadiq
Ogwuche who fled to Sudan.
“Mr. Ogwuche had been declared wanted by authorities in
Nigeria for his involvement in the bombings of Nyanya. The efforts of Interpol,
Nigeria police and the Department of State Services (DSS) have led to this
arrest,” Mr. Omeri said.
On Tuesday, Mr. Omeri also confirmed that Mr. Ogwuche had
been handed over to Nigerian authorities.
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