Nyanya Bombing: Interpol Issues Red Alert On Second Suspect [Rufai Abubarkar Tsiga]

Interpol has placed another suspected co-mastermind of the April 14 Nyayan Bus Station bombing, Rufai Abubarkar Tsiga, aka Dr. Tsiga on Interpol’s Red Alert.

Tsiga was declared wanted by the Department of State Security (DSS) alongside terror fugitive Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche, a Nigerian army deserter who was apprehended by the Interpol with the help of the military attaché of the Nigerian embassy in Sudan on Wednesday.

The Coordinator of the National Information Centre on Security, and Director General of the National Orientation Agency Mr. Mike Omeri, announced this latest development on Tsiga.

“For, Rufai Abubakar Tsiga of Agwan Gabas, Gidan Moi-moi, in Tsiga town of Katsina State; we expect positive actions as well," Omeri said.

The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) Public Relations Officer, Mr. Frank Mba explained that the Interpol red alert represents an
international warrant of arrest to the 190 member countries and consequent extradition of anyone placed on the red alert to the issuing country.

"Interpol Red Alert is an international request for cooperation. It is usually issued by the National Bureau of any of the member states and in this case, it is being issued at the instance of the Nigerian National Bureau of Interpol.

Interpol red alert operates as an international warrant of arrest and consequently mandates security forces in its current 190 member states to join in the search and possible arrest of the fugitive that has been so cited in the Interpol red notice.

“We therefore believe that with this, Interpol will galvanise security forces worldwide to join in the search and consequent arrest and perhaps extradition of the fugitive that has been declared wanted by the DSS," Mba explained.

The centre emphasized further that there is a N25 million reward for anyone who provides information leading to Tsiga's arrest.