BREAKING: Nigerian NSA Confirms Arrest of Two Leaders of Al-Qaeda-Linked Ansaru Group Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has confirmed the arrest of Mahmud Muhammad Usman (aka Abu Bara’a), the self-styled Emir of Ansaru, and his deputy Mahmud al-Nigeri (aka Mallam Mamuda) in a months-long intelligence-led operation. Ribadu said the two men, long on Nigeria’s most-wanted list, were behind major terrorist attacks including the 2022 Kuje prison break, the 2013 abduction of French engineer Francis Collomp, the 2019 kidnapping of Magajin Garin Daura, Musa Umar Uba, and the abduction of the Emir of Wawa. Abu Bara’a was identified as the coordinator of Ansaru sleeper cells nationwide, while Mamuda, who trained under foreign jihadists in Libya, led the group’s “Mahmudawa” faction around Kainji National Park. Ribadu noted that the arrests have “effectively dismantled” Ansaru’s central command, calling it “the most decisive blow against the group since its inception in 2012.” He added that caches of materials and digital evidence recovered are undergoing forensic analysis to further disrupt the group’s networks in Nigeria and the Sahel. #Nigeria #NSA #NuhuRibadu #Ansaru #AlQaeda #Terrorism #Security #BreakingNews

NewsNSA Ribadu taking steps to fight terrorism – Shehu Sani on arrest of Ansaru-AlQaeda leader Sani, has reacted to the arrest of Ansaru terrorist leader, Abu Baraa. Baraa is the leader of Ansaru terrorist group with links to Al-Qaeda. Sani said Baraa’s arrest was a significant step in the fight against terrorists. The National Security Adviser, NSA, Nuhu Ribadu said Baraa has been on the radar of security agencies since May and was nabbed in July. Ribadu said Baraa was arrested after a successful high-risk, intelligence-led, counter-terrorism operation. Reacting, Sani posted on X: “The recent arrest of high profile terrorist leaders in Northern Nigeria as revealed by the NSA Ribadu is a significant step in the fight against terrorism. “They kidnap, they kill, they are deranged, they are delusional in their dreams of a theocracy through bloodshed, and above all they live by the sword.”