Two masterminds of a bombing at the Gombe Line Transport Services in 2014 have been arrested after a shootout with troops in Gombe on Sunday.

The suspected high profile terrorists were arrested following surveillance and intelligence operations that tracked them to a check point at Bajoga in the state.

A statement by the Director, Defence Information, Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade in Abuja on Tuesday said one of the suspects who sustained serious injuries during the encounter was being treated at a military medical centre.

“Interrogation of the suspects had started,” it added.

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A cold war is currently brewing among sister security agencies ahead of the relocation of President Muhammadu Buhari to the Presidential Villa, Abuja,

Since their inauguration on May 29, Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo have yet to relocate to the State House, because renovation works going on in their official residences had not been completed.

While the President currently operates from Defence House, the official residence of the President-elect, Osinbajo is said to be residing in a private residence.

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The One Division of Nigerian Army and other security agencies in Kaduna State held a ‘Show of Force’ on Sunday, displaying their readiness for Saturday’s Presidential election.

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