News reaching ViewPointNigeria indicates that the Plateau State Secretary of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN) Alh. Muhammad Nura Abdullahi may have been arrested in connection in last weeks Langtang attacks and may still be in the custody of the State Security Services (SSS). 

Our sources confirmed that Alh. Muhammad Nura Abdullahi was invited to the Special Task Force Headquarters in Jos shortly after the Langtang attack but was later handed over to the SSS for interrogation and is still being held. When contacted for comments, the Plateau State Director of SSS, Mr Chris Ojobo, said he could not comment on the situation as he was on vacation and directed that the Assistant Director of Operation be contacted, however at the time of filing this report, ViewPointNigeria was unable to reach the Assistant Director for comments.

News reaching ViewPointNigeria indicates that the Plateau State Secretary of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN) Alh. Muhammad Nura Abdullahi may have been arrested in connection in last weeks Langtang attacks and may still be in the custody of the State Security Services (SSS). 

Our sources confirmed that Alh. Muhammad Nura Abdullahi was invited to the Special Task Force Headquarters in Jos shortly after the Langtang attack but was later handed over to the SSS for interrogation and is still being held. When contacted for comments, the Plateau State Director of SSS, Mr Chris Ojobo, said he could not comment on the situation as he was on vacation and directed that the Assistant Director of Operation be contacted, however at the time of filing this report, ViewPointNigeria was unable to reach the Assistant Director for comments.

When the STF Media and Information Officer, Captain Salisu Mustapha was contacted for comments, he confirmed that the STF had invited the MACBAN state secretary for interrogation but said he was no longer with them. Captain Mustapha, however, did not say whether Abdullahi’s interrogation was in connection with any specific attacks, stressing that, “I cannot confirm whether it has to do with any of the recent attacks but I know it is all part of the security work and it is routine.”

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