IG orders Lagos airport terror suspect moved to Abuja

The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr.
Suleiman Abba, has directed that the suspected
suicide bomber arrested near the Murtala
Mohammed International Airport, Lagos on Monday
be moved to Abuja.
A security source said that the IG ordered the
transfer of the physically-challenged terror
suspect to Abuja for immediate interrogation and
investigation into his activities.
The source said that the suspected insurgent
would be in Abuja on Tuesday evening in view of
the urgency of the IG’s directive.
The suspected suicide bomber had attempted to
bomb the annex office of the Nigerian Airspace
Management Agency, located inside the Murtala
Muhammed Airport, Lagos, when he was
apprehended by security personnel on Monday.
The physically-challenged suspect whose name
was yet to be ascertained was reportedly arrested
with suspected explosives around his neck.
The suspect who was later handed over to the
police by Airport security operatives, was
subsequently taken to the Airport Police
headquarters along the Ikeja- Airport road
It was learnt that the Police would conduct
investigations into the issue of the arrested
insurgent.
The source said that investigation would also focus
on the mental state of the suspect and the veracity
of the statements he was said to have made to
security operatives.
It was gathered that security operatives would not
rush to make any statement about the suspect in
order to avoid sending out wrong information to the
public.
It was further learnt that prior to the directive to
move the suspect to the Force Headquarters, the
Police in Lagos were looking at claims that the
terror suspect might have mental challenges.
Security operatives are investigating the canisters
that were said to be in custody of the suspect
when he was arrested with a view to finding out
whether they were Improvised Explosive Devices
or not.
The source said that the security operatives would
ensure a holistic investigation into the incident in
spite of claims that the cripple was known in the
area to be of unstable mind.
It was further stated that other security agencies
like the Department of State Security could only
come in after the police might have concluded their
investigation and if they chose to hand over the
matter to the SSS for further action.
The source said, “That suspect has been moved to
Abuja; the Police are the ones investigating the
matter.
“Today, the IG issued an urgent directive that the
suspect should be moved to Abuja immediately and
I think that has been done.
“Although, there are issues about the state of mind
of the man, but we are not taking any chances; the
matter would be investigated thoroughly.
“I also believe that the items that were found on
him would be duly screened to find out whether
they were IEDs or not.
“For now, the Police are in charge and after their
investigation, if there is anything to hand him over
to the SSS, they will take over from there.”
The NAMA General Manager, Public Affairs, Mr.
Supo Atobatele, had said the suspect was nabbed
while making phone calls and when accosted, his
incoherent explanation led to his arrest by security
operatives.
The Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba,
could not be reached for comment on Tuesday as
repeated calls to his phone failed to connect and he
did not respond to a text message sent to him.

Man United Agrees To Pay €20m and Nani in exchange of the Argentine Defender Rojo

The Red Devils have agreed to include the
Portuguese winger in their bid to sign the
Argentina international, who had gone on strike i
order to force through a transfer
EXCLUSIVE
By Duncan Castles
Manchester United have agreed a €20 million dea
for Sporting defender Marcos Rojo, with Nani
going the other way on a season-long loan.
Rojo is to move to Old Trafford after extensive
negotiations between the two clubs, against the
backdrop of the Argentina defender going on
strike before apologising to his team-mates and
supporters .
With United covering the majority of Nani's salar
- one of the highest at the Premier League club -
the deal is something of a triumph for Sporting
president Bruno de Carvalho.
He had refused to accept United's initial €20m
offer for Rojo, drawing the ire of both the player
and Doyen Sports, an investment fund who own
75 per cent of the Argentine's economic rights.
With Sporting contractually obliged to pay 20% of
any fee over €5m for Rojo to his former club
Spartak Moscow, and 75% of the income going t
Doyen, a €20m sale would have effectively seen
the World Cup finalist leave for free.
In bringing Nani back to the club where the
forward began his professional career, De
Carvalho has landed one of Portugal's most
prominent footballers at minimal salary cost to
Sporting.
De Carvalho was determined to play hard-ball
with Rojo's agents after the player refused to
train with the club in order to help push through
move to Old Trafford, insisting he would not be
held to ransom.
Rojo himself apologised for his behaviour in an
interview with the club's television channel on
Sunday evening , though it is understood it is
partly designed to facilitate the transfer.
"It was all a misunderstanding, I was a hothead,"
he said. "I'm sorry for what happened because I
feel that I was unprofessional.
"I want to tell the people that I didn’t behave
correctly, but I’m am very fond of this club. They
are the ones that will decide my career, and I
hope it will be the best both for me and the club.
But I want to stress that I’m very happy at the
club, and I like the way I’m treated and the care
they give me."
The deal underlines United's desperation to
provide Louis van Gaal with personnel capable of
playing the high-risk 3-5-2 formation their new
manager is attempting to introduce at Old
Trafford.
The Dutchman began his first Premier League
campaign with just three experienced central
defenders and one international left-back in his
squad, duly falling to Saturday's 2-1 home loss
to Swansea City.
Rojo, 24, is comfortable operating as one of the
three centre backs in a 3-5-2 or as the left wing
back. During his two season at Sporting he was
used primarily as a central defender.
Nani has four years remaining on the highly
lucrative contract United awarded him early last
summer. Though then manager David Moyes
considered persuading the Portugal international
to remain with the club as a key element in
structuring his squad, the pair rapidly fell out an
Nani rarely made the first XI in subsequent
months.
Liverpool have made Portugal Under-21
international Tiago Ilori available for loan as they
attempt to rebalance their squad for the new
season. Ilori, an initial €7.5m signing from
Sporting last summer, has yet to start a game fo
the Reds but had expected to be part of Brendan
Rodgers' first-team plans this season.
His position, though, has been complicated by
Kolo Toure's refusal to accept a transfer to
Trabzonspor, leading Liverpool to seek another
developmental loan move. While Bordeaux are
interested in Ilori, he would prefer a switch to
another Premier League side.

Luis Suarez Pledges Never To Bite Again

Controversial striker Luis Suarez said he was
"very depressed" after the World Cup biting
incident that led to the Uruguay international
being initially banned from all soccer activities for
four months.
Suarez can now train with new club Barcelona
and play friendlies, following an appeal hearing
last week, before making his competitive return at
the end of October.
"I prefer not to look backwards," the former
Liverpool forward said as he was presented to
the media at the Nou Camp on Tuesday.
"I didn't want to do anything and I was very
depressed," added Suarez referring to his state of
mind following the biting incident involving Italy
defender Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup in
Brazil.
"I decided that all I could do was accept reality
and say sorry. I have apologised to people in
Uruguay for what happened and I am now looking
ahead."
The Uruguayan featured for the first time for
Barca when he came on for the last 15 minutes of
Monday's 6-0 friendly victory over Mexican side
Leon.
Suarez is set to play his first La Liga game in the
'Clasico' against Real Madrid the weekend of
October 25-26.
During Tuesday's presentation, vice-president
Jordi Mestre disclosed that the transfer fee Barca
had agreed with Liverpool was 65 million pounds
($108.11 million).
"I hope the time goes quickly as I want to play
again," said Suarez. "It is going to be difficult as
I will have to wait some months but I have
accepted this.
"My job is to train and be ready to return by the
end of October. All I can do is prepare and be
ready for the game against Real.
"It would be great to play but it is down to the
coach," added Suarez.
"I have really found a great atmosphere in the
dressing room...everyone has been very friendly
and obviously the time passes quicker if you are
with teammates and new people."
Brazil forward Neymar and former World Player of
the Year Lionel Messi were involved in Monday's
match.
"Neymar and Messi were fantastic to watch," said
Suarez. "Everyone knows what I can offer and I
will work hard to bring trophies back to Barca
which is the reason I am here."

Teacher caught having sex with 13 year old school boy

Arkansas - A married school teacher has been
found to be sleeping with a 13-year-old boy
after he visited her home, Daily Mail reported.
The teacher was arrested after a friend of the
boy saw semi-nude pictures of the teacher and
immediately contacted the police.
Also read: Teacher has threesome with two
students
It is alleged that the school boy was dared to
over to his teacher's home to watch a movie
but that resulted in consensual sex. After that
incident they started exchanging explicit text
messages and images.
Also read: US teacher held for sex abuse in
China
The teacher has been suspended from the
school and has been released on bail.