The Police have arrested one Bashir Hadejia, who reportedly confessed to sponsoring a large number of youths who participated in the just concluded #EndBadGovernance Protests in northern states.
He also allegedly confessed to sponsoring the attack on Jigawa state APC headquarters, according to police sources.
Hadejia was arrested by police operatives following intelligence reports on smuggling large catches of weapons along with large bars of gold believed to have been stolen from the Central Bank of Libya.
He also allegedly specializes in money laundering and other transnational crimes and was over the weekend arrested for treason, subversive activities against the government, and other transnational crimes.
Hadejia was also accused of being involved in aiding terrorism and other forms of criminality in some northern states along with his sponsors.
The suspect was also found with incriminating documents of impersonation, including tracking documents of high-profile personalities and an international passport of the Republic of Vanuatu, which will expire on the 14th of September, 2030.
During the investigation, a video showing the suspect displaying bars of gold carrying Gaddafi’s statue worth one tone believed to have been stolen from the Libyan Central Bank was also seen.
The suspect is said to be opening up to name his alleged sponsors and other allies, including a former director of the Department of State Security Service, DSS.
