The International Police Organisation, Interpol, yesterday extradited the alleged mastermind of the dual bombings of Nyanya bus station in Abuja, Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche, to Nigeria
Ogwuche, a high-profile terror suspect, had fled to the Republic of the Sudan after the April 14 and May 1 bombings in Nyanya, Abuja.
He was subsequently declared wanted with a N15m bounty placed on him by security agencies.
Ogwuche was brought to the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport about 3pm where a full complement of security forces was awaiting his arrival.
He was brought in aboard a Nigerian Air Force, NAF, aircraft with registration 5N-FGX.
The terror suspect was flown into the country on a special flight from Khartoum, Sudan, and was handed over to the Interpol Unit of the Nigeria Police Force by the Sudanese authorities.
After undergoing some security procedures at the airport, Ogwuche was taken to a waiting white Toyota Hiace bus marked Abuja KWL 957 EW and driven out of the airport at 3:21pm in a convoy of security vehicles.
In a brief chat with journalists, the Coordinator, National Information Centre, who is also the Director- General, National Orientation Agency, NOA, Mr. Mike Omeri, said the suspect would be kept in custody and interrogated before being procecuted.
He attributed the extradition to the strong synergy among the nation’s security forces, assuring that the government would not abdicate its responsibility of securing the nation.
“We have just successfully being able to secure his extradition from Sudan and he is back in the country. Of course, the usual procedure will take place. He will be interrogated appropriately and charged to court when all the processes are concluded.
“The effort to get our (Chibok) girls back is the top priority of the Federal Government of Nigeria and we are working towards that,” he added.