…had a daughter together. “He was indeed a caring husband,” she added. Meanwhile, the Ansaru terrorist group has reportedly claimed responsibility for the killing of the cleric. The group made the claim in an audio message released on Tuesday, accusing the deceased of being an infidel. Ansaru reportedly said it attacked…

Terrorist group Jama'atu Ansarul Muslimina Fi Biladis Sudan, popularly known as Ansaru, has claimed responsibility for the murder of popular Katsina Islamic cleric Sheikh Yahaya Masussuka, accusing him of being an infidel. Masusuka and another man identified as Adamu Abubakar, were fatally shot armed men outside his re…

…in Abuja heard, on Monday, that members of the proscribed terrorist group, Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina fi-Biladis Sudan (Ansaru), planned the May 15 kidnappings of pupils, students and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State to pressure the Federal Government into releasing their detained leaders. A Depart…

…international terrorist organization, Al-Ql-Qeada, supported members of the Jama’’atu Ansarul Muslimina fi-Biladis Sudan (Ansaru) to stage the May 15, 2026 attacks on schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. The attack, the court also heard, was to force the Federal Government to release their leaders who…

…made a comment earlier about sentencing and obviously about the recent case that the Ansaru leaders were given life imprisonment and you are pushing for death sentence. But I think the problem with capital sentencing is in the carrying out of the executions; we’ve not had one in close to 20 years. Is there an effort to…

…was not a member of any terrorist organisation and had no operational ties to the Ansaru terrorist group blamed for the attack. "Following the review, investigators found no evidence linking the carpenter to membership, financing, logistics or operational activities of the terrorist group. Consequently, the DSS DG orde…

…imprisonment after they pleaded guilty to belonging to Darul Salam, an affiliate of the Ansaru terrorist organisation; concealing information on the kidnapping; and inciting through religious ideology. The convicts are Abdulrazak Umar, alias Abu Khalifa/Abu Khalid; Yunusa Musa, alias Yunusa Bin Musa; and Shamsu Adamu S…

…of Darul Salam, described as an affiliate of Jamaatu Asarul Muslima Fi Bilandis Sudan (Ansaru), a proscribed terrorist organisation in Nigeria, contrary to Section 25(1) of the Act. In separate counts, the first defendant, Abdulrazak Umar, is specifically accused of providing training and instructions to terror!sts and…

…he said. He disclosed that the abductors had initially demanded the release of detained Ansaru leaders but later opened negotiations after security agencies intensified pressure on the group.According to him, operatives arrested key collaborators and cut off the kidnappers' access to food, weapons and intelligence, lea…

…Park area of Oyo State, others claimed he stepped on a landmine allegedly planted by Ansaru fighters identified as the group behind the abduction. Born on August 25, 1997, Lt. Isaac was buried with full military honours at the 23rd Armoured Brigade Cemetery in Yola, Adamawa State, on July 10. According to Daily Trust’s…

…or Mahmud Al-Nigeri. Both men are identified by security agencies as leaders of Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimeena Fi Biladis Sudan (Ansaru), a breakaway faction of Boko Haram linked to Al Qaeda, and were arrested by DSS operatives last year. Vanguard News The post Oriire Schoolchildren: How arrest of kidnappers’ family membe…

…by terrorists at the National Park in Oyo, others said he ran into a landmine set by the Ansaru terrorists identified as the group behind the abduction. Born on August 25, 1997, Lt. Isaac was laid to rest, with full military honours, at the 23rd Armoured Brigade Cemetery in Yola, Adamawa State capital, on July 10, 2026…

…armed Fulani herdsmen, Fulani bandits and ISIS-affiliated Boko Haram, Lakurawa, Mahmuda, Ansaru, and others. However, in spite of routine reports of battlefield victories by our troops, the jihadist forces are steadily spreading throughout the country like a biblical plague, and in a manner that seriously suggests unwi…

…Abba, alias Isah Adam or Mahmud Al-Nigeri, both identified as senior members of Jama'atu Ansarul Muslimeena Fi Biladis Sudan (Ansaru), a breakaway faction of Boko Haram. They were arrested by operatives of the Department of State Service, DSS, last year. However, multiple sources revealed that as security forces contin…