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EKO HOT BLOG reports that palpable tension gripped the residents of Birnin-Gwari area of Kaduna State after Ansaru terrorists on Saturday abducted a Kaduna State Government aid worker.
It was gathered that the terrorists are demanding that the police and other security agents vacate the areas.
They are also sending threats of violent attacks to residents, warning them not to cooperate with the government.
Ansaru’s exact origin is unclear, but it is known that the group emerged as a faction of Boko Haram, an extremist Islamist movement that launched an uprising against the Nigerian government in 2009.
In the bloodshed, more than 36,500 people have been killed and over two million have fled their homes.
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Apart from the main Boko Haram group and Ansaru, there is also a faction affiliated with the Islamic State.
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