The Department of State Services (DSS) has said that it has arrested two suspected masterminds — including a commander in the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWAP) — over the recent explosion in Kogi.
According to a statement issued on Wednesday by Peter Afunanya, the DSS spokesperson, the suspects were identified as Abdulmumin Ibrahim Otaru, said to be ISWAP commander, and one Saidu Suleiman.
They were reportedly arrested on Tuesday.
It would be recalled that explosion had rocked a community in Okene LGA of Kogi state on December 29, 2022.
The incident, which took place shortly before President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated some projects in the state, was said to have occurred at a mosque near the palace of Ado Ibrahim, the paramount ruler of Ebiraland.