Atiku escapes assassination, Police arrest 4 suspects plotting attack on residence in Yola

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, former President Atiku Abubakar, may have escaped assassination attempt.

The Media Office of the former Vice President in a statement on Monday in Yola, alerted that security operatives at the residence of Atiku Abubakar on Sunday apprehended a man “seeking to confirm the residence of Atiku Abubakar in Yola, at the gate of the residence at about 9.44pm”.

The statement indicated that the man was later handed over to the police for interrogation.

According to the statement, “upon further interrogation by the Police, the suspect identified himself as a 29 year-old Jubrila Mohammed and confessed to being a Boko Haram member from Damboa in Borno State.

“The suspect also informed to the Police that he and his colleagues, who were later arrested too, intended to attack organisations associated with Atiku Abubakar and some other sensitive locations in Yola.
“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.”

The full statement reads:

Police arrest 4 suspects in plot to attack Atiku, others in Yola

We wish to alert the Nigerian public that at about 9:44 pm on Sunday, 23 July, 2023 a man seeking to confirm the residence of His Excellency Atiku Abubakar in Yola was apprehended at the gate of the residence.

The man who was apprehended by security operatives at the residence of Atiku Abubakar was later handed over to the police.

Upon further interrogation by the Police, the suspect identified himself as a 29 year-old Jubrila Mohammed and confessed to being a Boko Haram member from Damboa in Borno State.

The suspect also informed the Police that he and his colleagues, who were later arrested too, intended to attack organisations associated with Atiku Abubakar and some other sensitive locations in Yola.

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.

Signed:
Atiku Media Office
Yola
24th July, 2023.