"We Were Sent To Bomb Lagos Airport; As Well As Densely Populated Lagos Island & Apapa " -- Suspected Boko Haram Bomber

via ThisDAY:
The Boko Haram suspect who was arrested at National Airport
Management Authority (NAMA) annex in Lagos yesterday
[Aug. 18], confessed last night that he was sent along with
other Boko Haram members to Lagos to bomb various parts of
the city.
The physically challenged 22-year-old suspect who was
caught with canisters around his neck, in his confession, told
security operatives that his two other colleagues were assigned
the task of bombing Murtala Mohammed International Airport
(MMIA), as well as the densely populated Lagos Island and
Apapa areas of the megacity.
Security source, who spoke exclusively to THISDAY, said the
suspect (name withheld) had confessed that he alongside
several others were recruited from Niger Republic and were
trained extensively before their deployment. He also said the
plot to bomb Lagos would not be simultaneously done, a clear
deviation from the planned simultaneous attacks last year
March, when the sect tried to bomb various designated places
across the state at the same time.
According to him, the attempt by the physically-challenged
suspect was the first attempt to bomb Lagos after the twin
bomb blasts in Apapa two months ago that claimed no fewer
than five persons including the suicide bomber. A security
official, who spoke to THISDAY on the strict condition of
anonymity, said the attempt would have been successful but
for the inability of the explosives to detonate when they were
supposed to.
He said: “He was caught because when he tried to set off the
explosives, there was a hitch. He ran back to an obscure place
to check it out and fix it. His suspicious movement and the
frustration evident on his face aroused the suspicion of
security operatives attached to NAMA.”
Also speaking, another source from the state security
department said already, investigations had kicked off in full
gear to round up other suspects who were said to have been
deployed to wreak havoc in the state. The suspect was arrested
at the NAMA annex facility, known as CENTREX, about 300
meters from the international terminal of the airport, opposite
the airport cathedral.
THISDAY learnt that the suspect was making frantic phone
calls, and looked frustrated and restless. His mannerism and
slovenly conduct aroused the suspicion of security personnel
who were watching him and subsequently arrested him. He was
taken to the MMIA police station at Beesam junction.
Shortly after his arrest, the police had initially pleaded for
more time to undertake the investigation to confirm the
identity and mission of the suspect. The police also said that
the suspected explosive device found on the suspect would be
examined and confirmed later, adding that it would be hasty to
describe it as an explosive.
A police officer, however, described the device found on the
suspect as locally made explosives.