A suspected Boko Haram suicide bomber, Ibrahim Mohammed, has confessed that he was rpaid and deployed to target worshippers in Maiduguri.
Ibrahim Mohammed, who arrested by Operation Hadin Kai troops and local hunters in Yobe State, admitted that he received up to N100,000 per mission.He confessed to his role in the December 24 bombing at Gamboru Market Mosque, which claimed five lives and injured 32 others.
He revealed that the operation was directed by Boko Haram commanders operating between Adamawa State and the Mandara Mountains.
“I am Ibrahim from Michika, Adamawa. We were sent by our leaders, Adamu and Abubakar, with two IEDs to plant in Izala Mosque,” he told interrogators.
He disclosed that the bombers exploited periods when mosques were empty to plant explosives, which are timed to detonate after Maghrib prayers.Ibrahim Mohammed also disclosed that he returned to the scene afterward, posing as a civilian helper to assist in evacuating victims.
According to the culprit, suicide missions have become paid assignments within the terror network. “I was paid between N70,000 and N100,000 per mission,” he revealed, expressing remorse for killing innocent civilians.
Security sources linked Ibrahim to a larger Boko Haram cell planning multiple attacks across the North-East, including operations coordinated by Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS), Ansaru, and JNIM factions.
A team reportedly led by IED expert Munzir Abu Ziyadah had prepared up to ten person-borne explosive attacks.After the Gamboru attack, Ibrahim traveled to Yobe State for reconnaissance on military and hunters’ positions.
He was arrested in Damaturu on December 29 while under suspicion for his presence among a group of Almajirai.During interrogation, he admitted that while his accomplice carried out the Gamboru attack, he had attempted to plant another device near Izala Mosque but abandoned it due to security checks.
Security teams, supported by Explosive Ordnance Disposal units, were deployed to the area, though no device has been recovered.Authorities have have beefed up security across the North-East, focusing on mosques, markets, and other vulnerable sites.
