The State Security Services (SSS) on Friday gave a  vivid account of the rearrest Friday morning in Mutum Biu, Taraba State, the Boko Haram kingpin, Kabiru

Umar(alias Kabiru Sokoto), who escaped from Police custody in Abuja, three weeks ago.

The arrest was said to have been effected, following  more than one week of  profiling conducted on Sokoto.

According to sources, Kabiru Sokoto, was smoked out from where he was hiding in the clothes rack at the residence of an accomplice.

Saturday Tribune gathered that following the failure of the police to handle the case professionally, leading to Sokoto’s escape in their hands in Abuja, the Federal Government immediately mandated the SSS to take over the case.

Kabiru Sokoto is acclaimed to be the number two man in the Boko Haram hierarchy and suspected to be the mastermind of the December 25, 2011 bomb blast on St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, Madalla, Niger state, which claimed more than 40 lives.

A source, who gave further insights into the arrest, explained that the operatives  did what they called “professional profiling,” on Kabiru Sokoto and traced him from Makurdi to Taraba.

Sources close to the administration  confirmed that operatives were asked to monitor Sokoto’s movements as well as the movement of people linked with him.

He reportedly landed in Nasarawa State sometime after he left Abuja,  but his movements were not that straight.

“The tracking paid off on Thursday night when operatives  were able to locate him in Taraba State and pick him up early Friday,” a source said.

“We can confirm to you that the DG of the SSS has ordered immediate questioning of the suspect. That has started immediately the man was brought to the Yellow House,” a source said adding that the operatives were interested in knowing how the suspect escaped from the police custody as well as all those involved in the escape.

Kabiru Sokoto, who was brought to Abuja immediately after his arrest under heavy security provided by military personnel and operatives of the Department of State Security Service (DSS), later confirmed to newsmen that he was actually the same Kabiru Sokoto that escaped from the police custody in Abaji.

Giving further details on the arrest, the spokesperson of the service, Ms Marilyn Ogar, said Kabiru Sokoto was apprehended by the operatives of the service and military personnel at around 4:30 am at a location in Taraba following a tip off.

Specifically,  Ogar who paraded Kabiru Sokoto before newsmen in Abuja under heavy security said that Kabiru Sokoto, who escaped from lawful custody on January 15, at Abaji, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), was rearrested at Mutum-Biu in Taraba.

According to her, "Kabiru Sokoto, was picked up from where he was hiding in the clothes rack at the residence of an accomplice."

She said that preliminary investigations revealed that, "on his escape, he had taken refuge at Umaisha in Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State before he fled to Taraba State where he was eventually rearrested."

Ogar said that the suspect was arrested earlier in the day and had to be brought to Abuja for further interrogation stressing, "we have processes and procedures in the service, he will have to follow such processes and procedures which will guide the service on the next line of action.

Ogar, who assured that the suspect would be charged to court as soon as possible dismissed a question of fundamental human rights of Kabiru Sokoto raised by a journalist, saying, "yes, he has rights but he cannot use his rights to infringe on the rights of the entire nation going by the activities of his group."

On the alleged invasion of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Headquarters, Abuja over the Boko Haram video tape by SSS, Ogar denied the allegation, saying it was even the service that authorised the NTA to air the controversial tape when the service was contacted.

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Jabiru Sokoto's Re-arrest
written by Auwalu Madawaki, February 11, 2012

The end of the wicked is utter destruction! Destruction for themselves, their families and their destinies truncated abruptly. What a shame and waste!

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God is great
written by Optimism, February 11, 2012

Our God is a God of wonder n he wil surely do wonders, to the wicked their end is near and to the leader that are sponsorin them your judgement is very close. Nigerians tanks for your prayer and the sss weldone may God guide you in your service.

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Re-Arrest of Kabiru Sokoto
written by Olubanks A., February 11, 2012

The blood of those whom you shed are crying for justice & definately,justice time has come.You can run but you cn't run from God Almighty.

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