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Six suspected Talibans arrested in Nigeria

Six suspected Talibans arrested in Nigeria

Postby Richard Akindele » Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:43 pm

LAGOS, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Nigerian Police Force arrested six men believed to be Taliban fundamentalists from Afghanistan, reported the Nation newspaper Wednesday.

Their mission in Nigeria is unknown, the newspaper said.

The six men were arrested in Abuja last week, nearly two weeks after they entered Nigeria, but the news of the arrest was broken on Tuesday.

Mike Okiro, Inspector General of Police (IGP), is said to have notified President Umaru Yar'Adua and the National Security Adviser A. S. Mukhtar of the suspects arrest.

A police source said the development necessitated the IGP putting the 37 police commands nationwide on the alert.

"These Talibans were arrested in Abuja last week by the FCT Police Command. From our preliminary interaction with them, they claimed to be members of the Islamic Brotherhood," he said.

The source said what drew the suspicion of the interrogation team is that they came into the country with fake passports.

"Four of them entered the country with Zambian passports; two others had Indian passports. We have been asking them to explain why they disguised to enter Nigeria, they could not give a cogent reason why they refused to use their country's passport," he added.

According to the source, a trail of the suspects' movements since they entered the country revealed that they had visited four mosques under the guise of preaching Islam.

"They could not explain their mission but we have launched a comprehensive probe into their activities," he said.

The source added that investigations were on other security agencies might team up with the Police to unravel the mission of these Talibans.

The manner in which they disguised to secure entry into the country spoke volumes of a plot to breach the nation's security for selfish motive.

The Police and other security agencies may deport the suspects after the conclusion of investigations.
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