A man who allegedly composes and sends text messages warning of impending Boko Haram attacks has been arrested by the security forces.
In recent times, some text messages had been going round warning people not to go to certain hotels because of “security reports”.
Some “security reports” were attributed to the United States embassy in Nigeria or the United Nations office.
The suspect, Ugwu Lawrence (pictured), was tracked by security operatives after dispatching text messages of impending bombings of some hotels in Abuja.
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He allegedly confessed that he employed the gimmick because the management of one of the organisations failed to offer him employment, according to a report on the website of defence headquarters.
He was further said to have confessed that his motive was a ploy to instil fear in the mind of the management’s chairman.
Lawrence denied being a terrorist but he is still undergoing further interrogation preparatory to prosecution, according to the report.
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