The Department of State Services (DSS) has recaptured Abdulazeez Obadaki, a top Ansaru commander believed to have masterminded the 2012 Deeper Life Bible Church massacre and the 2022 Kuje Jailbreak.
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CAPTURED: DSS Recaptures Ansaru Terrorist And Mastermind Of Church Mass Shooting
The Department of State Services (DSS) has recaptured a top commander of the Ansari terrorist group, Abdulazeez Obadaki, believed to have masterminded the August 7, 2012 mass… pic.twitter.com/3vLYzdlzaC
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WAR AGAINST TERROR
CAPTURED: DSS Recaptures Ansaru Terrorist And Mastermind Of Church Mass Shooting
The Department of State Services (DSS) has recaptured a top commander of the Ansari terrorist group, Abdulazeez Obadaki, believed to have masterminded the August 7, 2012 mass shooting of Christian worshippers at a Deeper Life Bible Church, near Okene, in Kogi State.
At least 19 worshippers, including the pastor, were killed, with several others sustaining varying degrees of injuries after three men armed with AK-47 rifles walked into the church and opened fire on the worshippers.
Security sources said Obadaki, who, after the church mass shooting, also masterminded another attack on five commercial banks in Uromi, Edo State, was arrested, but escaped during the July 2022 jailbreak at Kuje Custodial Centre.
Security sources disclosed that the suspected terrorist leader confessed to orchestrating the Kuje Custodial Centre jailbreak following his transfer from Kabba Custodial Centre in June 2022.