‘At the end of the exercise, we will know what to adopt. They are Nigerians and we have to talk to them to drop their reasons,’ Ogar said, adding that “yes, we have arrested key commanders of the cells. And you know we are still grappling with the Killing of Mohammed Yusuf (the Boko Haram leader who was killed by the Nigeria Police in August 2009). So, we cannot charge anyone for now.’
The State Security Spokesperson said that following its recent clamp down, the Service, on 23 May, successfully confiscated and demobilized eight Improvised Explosive Devices (IED’s) concealed in small and medium size tins beneath a stair case in Kafanchan, in Jema’a LGA of Kaduna state.
According to her, on 29 May, an IED planted at the post office area of Gonin Gora, Chikun LGA, was discovered and also successfully demobilized by SSS Operatives in Kaduna State.
Other items including camping gas cylinder with a pin, detonating cables, plyers, masking tapes and clips were found in a hotel room, which she said, was meant to be used in bombing a shopping mall in Kaduna.
She disclosed that the Service was collaborating with hotel owners, with a view to beefing up security, urging hoteliers to ask questions: “if a customer is staying for over one month in your hotel, ask questions?’
Ogar apologized to Nigerians, especially residents of Abuja and its adjoining communities for the temporary inconveniences they are experiencing following the rigorous checking by security agencies at the entry points into the city.
“This has become necessary in the interest of our collective safety. Routine security procedures should be considered as part of the little sacrifices we all have to pay for our collective safety,” she said.