The Nigerian State Security Service said Mamman Nur recently returned from Somalia and was "working in concert" with two other suspects who have been arrested. The militant Somali group Al-Shabaab has been linked to al Qaeda.
The secret service described Nur as a "notorious Boko Haram element." Boko Haram, a militant Islamic group, aims to enforce a strict version of Islamic law in Nigeria.
The militant group had claimed responsibility for the attack in which a Honda packed with explosives rammed into the U.N. building, shattering windows and setting the place afire.
Abuja has suffered a spate of deadly bombings in recent months.
In June, a car blast killed at least five people at the police headquarters in the city.
A month later, at least three people died in an explosion near a church outside the capital.
The attacks on the church and police station may have been the work of Boko Haram, officials said.
Africa's most populous nation is divided between a largely Christian south and a Muslim north.
"Boko Haram" translates loosely as "Western education is forbidden/sinful."
The group holds all government authority in contempt and wants to establish.
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