Alleged Ansaru Terrorist Commanders Face 32 Charges Today

The national authorities volition arraign 2 elder commanders of the Ansaru violent group, an Al-Qaeda-affiliated network, earlier the Federal High Court successful Abuja connected Thursday.

The suspects, Mahmud Muhammed Usman, besides known arsenic Abu Bara’a oregon Abbas Mukhtar, and his deputy, Abubakar Abba, popularly called Mahmud Al-Nigeri oregon Isah Adam/Mallam Mamuda, volition look earlier the tribunal to look a 32-count complaint bordering connected terrorism.

In the complaint marked FHC/ABJ/CR/464/2025 and dated September 4, and signed by the Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation, M.B. Abubakar, connected behalf of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abu Bara’a, from Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State. Mahmud Al-Nigeri, from Daura LGA of Katsina State, was accused of aiding and abetting coercion betwixt 2013 and 2015.

They were besides alleged to person conspired to service arsenic apical commanders of Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimeena Fii Bilaadis Sudan (JAMBS/Ansaru), a proscribed violent organisation successful Nigeria.

The prosecution further alleged that the defendants received grooming successful weapons handling, fabrication of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), and warfare tactics from Jama’atu Nusratil Islami Wal Muslimin (JNIM), a Mali-based violent group.

They were besides accused of participating successful the 2022 onslaught connected Wawa Cantonment of the Nigerian Army successful New-Bussa, Niger State, which resulted successful wide casualties.

The 2 men were captured betwixt May and July 2025 successful intelligence-led operations by Nigeria’s information and quality services.

Their apprehension was announced connected August 16 by the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, who disclosed that some suspects had been connected nationalist and planetary panic ticker lists.