A man who specialises in creating panic by sending out text messages threatening attack by Boko Haram terrorists has landed himself in trouble.

The suspect, Ugwu Lawrence, “was tracked by security operatives after dispatching text messages of impending bombings of some hotels in Abuja confessed that he employed the gimmick because the management of one of the organisation failed to offer him employment,” an information just uploaded on the official website of the Information Department of Defence Headquarters said.

“The suspect further confessed that his motive was a ploy to instill fear in the mind of the management’s chairman, and pleaded that he is actually not a terrorist. The suspect is still undergoing further interrogation preparatory to prosecution,” the story further said.

•Photo shows suspected fake Boko Haram member Ugwu Lawrence.