The Police has claimed that it was responsible for the arrest of the suspected Borno Mosque bomber.
The Borno State Police Command, on Wednesday, dismissed as “misinformation” claims by the Nigerian Army that it arrested a suspected suicide bomber in Borno State, insisting that the operation was carried out by the police and that no active Improvised Explosive Device was recovered.
The Police Public Relations Officer of the Borno State Police Command, ASP Nahum Daso, said on Wednesday that the suspect was arrested by the police and is currently in police custody.
“The same suspect shown in the pictures released by the Army is with us. I personally interviewed him last night. The items recovered from him are not IEDs,” Daso said.
“It was a police operation,” he added.
In a statement released in the early hours of Wednesday, the police spokesman warned members of the public against the spread of misinformation.
“The Borno State Police Command has observed with concern the circulation of social media videos alleging the recovery of Improvised Explosive Device components in Banki, Bama Local Government Area of Borno State,” the statement read.
“To set the record straight, on 29 December 2025, at about 1810hrs, operatives of the Command, while on surveillance around a mosque in Banki LGA, accosted one Abubakar in possession of a bag containing electrical wires, old mobile phone batteries, assorted gadget scrap materials, and pairs of shoes.”
Daso stated that preliminary investigations indicated that the items recovered had “no active IED fabrication or priming.”
He added that the case had been transferred to the State Command Headquarters for comprehensive investigation, noting that the suspect remained in custody while inquiries continued to ascertain the intent behind the items found in his possession.
“The command cautions members of the public against spreading unverified information capable of causing fear or panic and urges reliance on credible and official sources for accurate information,” he said.
“Further updates will be provided as investigations progress.”
