Nigerian police reveals name of new terrorist group

A new terrorist group called Jama’atu Ansaril Muslimina fi Biladis Sudan has been discovered by Abba Kyari, the Deputy Commissioner of Police.

Abba Kyari who heads the Inspector-General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team (IRT) revealed that the group also goes by the name the Vanguard for the Protection of Muslims in Black Africa.

According to him, the recent abductions and killings experienced in the Northeast have been masterminded by the group.

A petition made to IGP Adamu Mohammed shows that the group has been issuing notes to different companies with threats to kidnap their staff if they fail to pay the sum of N50million annually.

The abduction of two expatriates of a construction company, Triacta Nigeria Limited, was masterminded by the terrorist group which also carried out attacks on Mothercat Construction Company Limited.

According to The Eagle Online, the IRT has arrested nine members and recovered 204 rounds of AK47 live ammunition, military uniforms, operational vehicle, drugs and foodstuffs meant to be conveyed to members inside Birnin Gwari bush in Kaduna State.

The suspects are Mustapha Aminu, 23, aka China, of Tudun Nupawa, Kaduna State; Saidu Aminu, 26, aka Dawud, of Tudun Nupawa, Kaduna State; Aminu Shuaibu, 33, aka Abu Mus’ab, of Rigasa, Kaduna State; Ishak Khalid, 30, aka Uztaz, of Maraban, Jos, Plateau State.

Others are Abubakar Yusuf, 24, aka AY, of Rigasa, Kaduna State; Awal Umar Tela, 34, of Maraban, Jos, Plateau State; Abubakar Isah Muhammad, 25, aka Khalifa Abu Aisara, of Dala, Kano State; Shuaibu Ahmadu, 25, from Katsina State; and Abubakar Mustafa, 32, of Maraban, Jos, Plateau State.

A source said: “The suspects have confessed to the kidnapping of the two expatriates, Zaid Alas from Jordan and Isah Jabour, a Syrian, working with Triacta Limited at Shiroro, Niger State. The victims were kidnapped on December 9, 2019 and the group’s leaders, Dogo Gide and Mahmud, led the operation.

“The group collected N120 million as ransom and each member was given between N200,000 to N300,000. The suspects also confessed that their group was responsible for attacking Mothercat Construction Company as well as the kidnapping of Magajin Garin Daura in Katsina State.”