Brain Behind Nyanya Monday Blast That Killed Over 70 Arrested in Sudan By Interpol!

One of the two ‘mastermind’ of the April 14 bomb blast in Nyanya, Abuja, has been arrested! The coordinator, Joint Information Centre on Chibok girls, Mike Omeri, said at a joint news conference on Wednesday that Interpol operatives arrested Aminu Ogwuche, a former Nigerian soldier with service number SVC 95/104, in Sudan. “One of the two most wanted suspects of the Nyanya bombings placed on terrorists list has been arrested with the effort of the Interpol..."

The U.K.-born Nigerian, Ogwuche deserted the army in 2006 and was declared wanted by the Department of State Security, SSS, on Monday alongside another suspect, Rufai Tsiga. (Tsiga is still at large).

Ogwuche was accused of being an accomplice in the Boko Haram attack at the Nyanya Motor Park that killed more than 70 people and injured over 120 others. According to SSS spokesperson, Marilyn Ogar, a N25 million reward for anyone who could give useful information about the duo at a joint conference. Five other suspects; Ahmad Abubakar, 43; Muhammed Ishaq, 30; Yau Saidu, 28; Anas Isah, 22; and Adamu Yusuf, a cleric, 43, have been arrested in  connection with the bombing.

The paraded suspects claimed that they bombed the park to retaliate the killing of a Boko Haram member at the park a week before the incident.
Ms. Ogar said that on the morning of April 14, Mr. Tsiga and one of the arrested suspects, Mr. Ishaq, moved a vehicle laden with explosives to the Nyanya Park.

She said that Mr. Ogwuche served in the Intelligence Unit of the Nigerian Army at Child Avenue, Arakan Barracks, Lagos, between 2001 and 2006. Ogwuche was arrested on November 12, 2011 at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on arrival from the U.K. for suspected involvement in terrorism-related activities. but released on bail to his father, Agene Ogwuche, a retired colonel, on October 15, 2012, following intense pressure from human rights activists, who alleged human rights violation.