SSS Jail Break: ‘Killed Boko Haram Insurgent Had Cell Phone

SSS Jail Break: ‘Killed Boko Haram Insurgent Had Cell Phone’:

An interesting twist has been added to last Sunday’s shootout at the national headquarters of the Department of State Security Services (DSS) following
security reports that one of the killed Boko Haram insurgents had a mobile phone at the time he was gunned down.
Under normal conditions suspected terrorists in such detention centres are denied the luxury of mobile telephones and other communication devices.
It was in the process of “neutralizing” the insurgents, stressed the source, “that we found a cell phone ringing on one of the bodies.”
He further narrated,” It was during the gunfight that we heard a mobile phone ringing. On closer examination we discovered that the ringing tone was from the pocket of one of the neutralized insurgents.”
On what became of the phone, he said, “The caller’s number was saved as ‘office’. It kept ringing, but we didn’t pick the call because it might be a bobby trap.

“They (DSS) refused to allow us leave with the telephone. They claimed it was their exhibit. The million-dollar question is how an insurgent in an SSS underground cell got a mobile phone?” posed the source.
He was quick to add that the ringing mobile telephone suggested that the attack was not only premeditated, but fueled concern that Boko Haram may have infiltrated the DSS.
The discovery of one suspected insurgent in one of the cars in the DSS parking lot, he added, nearly caused a big problem.
“Having disarmed the man, we wanted to take him for questioning. DSS personnel objected, claiming the man was one of their key witnesses. They however couldn’t explain why he was hiding in one of the cars,” added the source.
He explained that the over three-hour gun fight was caused by the several vehicles parked in the DSS headquarters.
“They kept firing sporadically using the cars as shied. We had to professionally engage them without causing collateral damage,” the source offered.