- DSS Recaptures Ansaru Commander Behind 2012 Kogi Church Massacre
- Security sources said Obadaki also coordinated the deadly raids on five commercial banks in Uromi
- The DSS has recently intensified its operations nationwide
The Department of State Services has recaptured a top commander of the Ansaru terrorist group, Abdulazeez Obadaki, the alleged mastermind of the August 7, 2012 mass shooting at the Deeper Life Bible Church near Okene in Kogi State.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the attack left at least 19 worshippers, including the pastor, dead after three armed men stormed the church during a service and opened fire. Several others sustained gunshot injuries.
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Security sources said Obadaki, who also coordinated the deadly raids on five commercial banks in Uromi, Edo State, was initially arrested but escaped during the July 2022 jailbreak at Kuje Custodial Centre.
Sources revealed that the terrorist commander confessed to playing a key role in planning the Kuje jailbreak shortly after his transfer from Kabba Custodial Centre in June 2022.
After more than three years on the run, DSS operatives, acting on intelligence, rearrested Obadaki, also known as Bomboy, on Friday morning.
His capture comes less than two months after the secret police arraigned five suspects linked to the 2022 attack on St Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State.
The Uromi bank robberies of February 2022, coordinated by Obadaki, resulted in the deaths of several policemen and bank customers, while hundreds of millions of naira were stolen.
The DSS has recently intensified its operations nationwide, recording several successes in arresting terrorist leaders and criminal networks, with the agency’s new leadership accelerating the prosecution of suspects already in custody.
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