Abuja, Nigeria – E be like say government don carry out major arrest as two top leaders of Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina fi-Biladis Sudan don land for custody after serious operation wey dem do for months. National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, share this juicy gist for press briefing wey happen for Abuja on Saturday.
This na no be small matter o! According to Ribadu, dis intelligence-led operation take place from May to July 2025, and e involve plenty security and intelligence agencies wey work together like padi padi. The two suspects wey dem arrest na Mahmud Muhammad Usman, wey sabi as Abu Bara’a, and him deputy, Mahmud al-Nigeri, wey dem dey call Mallam Mamuda. Na dem be the real VIPs for Ansaru gang.
Ribadu talk say Abu Bara na big coordinator wey dey run terrorists sleeper cells all over Nigeria, and him sabi how to collect money through high-profile kidnappings and armed robberies. Na wetin he dey do to finance dis terrorism wahala. As for Mamuda, e don dey lead the ‘Mahmudawa’ cell around Kainji National Park and e even train for Libya under foreign jihadists wey sabi weapons well well. (Chai! Na serious training be dat!)
According to our guy Ribadu, dem don dey look for these two suspects for years, and na international wanted men dem be. Dem sabi dey behind plenty attacks, including the 2022 Kuje prison break, Niger uranium facility attack, plus the famous 2013 abduction of French engineer, Francis Collomp. Na wah o, who dem no fit catch? Like say dem get ‘obi’ charm.
Ribadu dey very happy as he talk say this arrest don scatter Ansaru’s central command structure and na big win for Nigeria’s fight against terrorism. E no go too far before dem find out from the materials and digital evidence wey security forces recover during di operation; dem dey check am now for forensic analysis. (Na real detective work be this, no be small!)
“Dis strike don really scatter their central command. We get valuable intelligence wey go help us take out the rest of the gang and all their foreign collaborators,” na wetin Ribadu talk. E also make everybody understand say citizens need to remain alert and make sure say dem dey inform authorities about anything wey no carry face.
So, as Nigeria dey move enter this new phase of security effort, e go beta make we all stay vigilant. Make we join hand and shine our eyes because na only together we fit quench dis terrorism wahala for good. (Chop that, if you like!)
