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Nigeria’s sustained fight against crime in the country made a big catch at the weekend, following the arrest of a popular northern businessman, Bashir Hadejia, over alleged involvement in subversive activities against the government, gun running and other trans-transnational crimes.
The Kaduna State native was arrested, following information that he smuggled large caches of weapons along with large bars of gold suspectedly stolen from the Central Bank of Libya.
According to the report of the Department of State Security, DSS: “Bashir Hadejia, who traded dangerous weapons along with gold as cover-up, was also accused of being involved in aiding terrorism and other forms of criminality in the northern states of Nigeria along with his sponsors mostly from the northern states with few politicians of Southern extractions.
“Responding to sustained interrogations by security, the suspect also confessed to sponsoring a large number of youths who participated in the just concluded #EndBadFovernance Protests in Kano, Kaduna, Jigawa and Abuja.
“He also confessed to sponsoring the attack on Jigawa state APC headquarters.
“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 currently cooperating on the investigation, opening up to name his sponsors and other allies, including a former director of the Department of State Security Service, DSS.”
Bashir Hadejia is reportedly highly connected. It was a surprise that none of his contacts was aware of his impending arrest until the deed was done, resulting in the expectation that many heads may roll soon.
