Minna, Niger State – E be like say dem don finally catch who dey cause plenty wahala for Niger and Kwara states. The Department of State Service (DSS) don nab Abubakar Abba, di suspected big wahala personwey dey lead di Mahmuda terrorist group. Dem catch am for Wawa town, Borgu Local Government Area. Na real operatives work wey confirm say dem no fire shot at all before dem catch di guy.
Governor Mohammed Bago of Niger State no waste time at all, as him quickly drop statement through im Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim. Him say, “Na true, Abubakar Abba wey dey lead di Mahmuda, one of di most dangerous terror groups for West Africa, don land for di inside our custody.” Di governor add say dis na big win for di people and im government, and make we commend President Bola Tinubu for dis good news.
You fit imagine say dem catch high-profile terrorist without wahala. Dis kind operation show say, President Tinubu dey serious about ending insecurity for di country. People no go fit forget di correct appointments wey happen for security agencies, especially di DSS – e no easy to catch person like Abba without wahala.
Mahmuda group na serious business. Dem don link with di notorious Boko Haram and even dem dey sell their services to di Islamic State. Dis group don dey unleash terror across Kwara and Niger states, even launch double attack for June wey result in di death of villagers.
If you wan hear di gist, dis group dey camouflage like soldiers and dey ride motorcycle. Na dem dey carry out attacks wey don result in multiple deaths and abductions. Dem don dey terrorize residents near Kainji Lake National Park, and any market wey dem catch, no be small wahala dem dey cause.
For instance, e don happen say dem kill 15 vigilantes for Kemanji village. Di group don set base for di forest wey join Niger, Nasarawa, Kwara, and Kogi states, carrying out illegal mining and extorting farmers and herders. Meanwhile, Niger State government dey celebrate di DSS operation, saying say show say President Tinubu dey committed to di safety of Nigerians.
So as dis play don end, just like palm wine wey dey sweet, make we dey hope say dis na just di beginning of many arrests wey go follow. E get many more wahala wey dey lurk around, but with dis kind intelligence-led operations, we fit dey hope for better days ahead.