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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.

According to the sources, after over three years of being on the run, DSS operatives in a, well-oiled intelligence operation recaptured Obadaki aka Bomboy, on Friday morning.

This arrest comes barely two months after the secret police arraigned five suspects linked to the 2022 Catholic Church attack in Owo, Ondo State.

During the February 2022 daylight bank robberies in Uromi, Edo State, which instilled widespread fear across the region, several policemen and bank customers were killed, while hundreds of millions of Naira was reportedly carted away.

The secret police has, of recent, been recording a chain of successes in the capture of terrorists and criminal elements across the nation, with its new leadership fast-tracking the trial of the arrested suspects

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Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/11/breaking-dss-recaptures-suspected-mastermind-of-kogi-church-mass-shooting/

His punishment should be capital

Since August 7 2012, Nigeria's DSS has been in LIMBO. So, if not for Trump the killer of 19 Christians and their Pastor will be walk8ng free.

It is time for DSS to arrest and parade the killer of DEBORAH.

Another story shared to temporarily excite Nigerians. This country is actually running through a cycle of deep seated corruption.

Mtcheew
APC is not serious about fighting insecurity
Imagine arresting a high profile terrorist such as this and you'll go put him in a medium security prison while Nnamdi Kanu and Gambaryan who are lesser risk are kept under closer and high alert security

What do people enjoy deleting their fellow human? It take a lot to delete a human.

See as the id*iot self be like goat.

Death sentence to all terrorists

Islamic terrorists are very heartless and wicked,

Validated:
Since August 7 2012, Nigeria's DSS has been in LIMBO. So, if not for Trump the killer of 19 Christians and their Pastor will be walk8ng free.

It is time for DSS to arrest and parade the killer of DEBORAH.

Deborah Samuel was killed in broad day light and there are photos and videos showing the perpetrators boldly bragging about their roles in the heinous crime, yet no arrest, no prosecution till date, several years after!

And someone would still argue that the Nigerian Government is not supporting genocide against Christians

Death to all terrorists.

Kudos to DSS

Recaptured or rearrested?
We all know he was released by the Islamists and terrorists who control zoo government, who are the first to shout no Christian genocide.

My Muslim brothers who are genocide deniers, this is just one out of hundreds of incidences of this nature spanning years of endless murder of very peaceful Christians in the churches in the name of Islam. You can imagine, this killer has been free for so long and am sure he has committed other murders and nothing would have happened if not for Trump's threat to the President. This is the kind of creatures we are forced to live in the same country with, animals without any atom of humanity in them.

All this na lie. It is all a distraction

He will be released latest next week and Nigeria government will give him work in abuja

Fake news. Government doing everything to prove to Trump that they are fighting the killers of Christians in Nigeria.
Killer Government.

Nigeria and drama. Hope they won't leave him again when orders comes from above as he is doing their allah's work.

stuffs2002:
There have been many mosque mass shootings and mass kidnappings too before all those singing genocide will start claiming what is not true.

See one of them here!
Freestuff other moniker

There have been many mosque mass shootings and mass kidnappings too before all those singing genocide will start claiming what is not true.

Leonardobiageli:
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Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/11/breaking-dss-recaptures-suspected-mastermind-of-kogi-church-mass-shooting/

Na audio arrest or fear of Trump 😜

Fear of trump is beginning of wisdom

Why is he being kept that long?...This is why we're being tagged unserious nation...It is criminal on the part of various security agencies to keep High profile terrorists that long without being prosecuted and convicted accordingly....Only God knows gow many lives that must have been lost since he escaped from prison again.....Nigeria is not a serious nation at all...

Raxxye:
Deborah Samuel was killed in broad day light and there are photos and videos showing the perpetrators boldly bragging about their roles in the heinous crime, yet no arrest, no prosecution till date, several years after!

And someone would still argue that the Nigerian Government is not supporting genocide against Christians

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Biafrannuke:
Recaptured or rearrested?
We all know he was released by the Islamists and terrorists who control zoo government, who are the first to shout no Christian genocide.

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eldoradoxx:
My Muslim brothers who are genocide deniers, this is just one out of hundreds of incidences of this nature spanning years of endless murder of very peaceful Christians in the churches in the name of Islam. You can imagine, this killer has been free for so long and am sure he has committed other murders and nothing would have happened if not for Trump's threat to the President. This is the kind of creatures we are forced to live in the same country with, animals without any atom of humanity in them.

How is it Christian genocide when same Ansaru terrorists attack and kill more Muslims than Christians. What is happening in the north is more of a Muslim genocide as far more Muslims are killed daily in the north.

The only Christian genocide is carried out by fellow Christian people who are IPOB

This is good! We pray others are apprehended too. Let them fast track his case and deal with him decisively!

Terrorism should be dealt with decisively!

NaijaRoyalty:
His punishment should be capital

When Commander in Chief will pardon him now now

stuffs2002:
How is it Christian genocide when same Ansaru terrorists attack and kill more Muslims than Christians. What is happening in the north is more of a Muslim genocide as far more Muslims are killed daily in the north.

The only Christian genocide is carried out by fellow Christian people who are IPOB

You guys can finish yourselves since it's your stock in trade. We do not care, just leave Christians out of your madness

Hopefully the DSS get's all the big sponsors sometime this century.

stuffs2002:
There have been many mosque mass shootings and mass kidnappings too before all those singing genocide will start claiming what is not true.

Which of the mosques was attacked by Christians? Give Just one instance. Just one example It has always been a certain group of people from a certain religion attacking Christians over the years in northern Nigeria.

Leonardobiageli:
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Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/11/breaking-dss-recaptures-suspected-mastermind-of-kogi-church-mass-shooting/

*AREWA FLAWS: AN ENEMY WE MADE*
By Dahiru Yusuf Yabo

*Introduction:* A Region in Decline

*Arewa—Northern Nigeria* —once the epicenter of political power and military dominance, is now the tragic portrait of strategic betrayal and internal collapse. The decay is not a mystery, and the culprits are not hiding. They attend our naming ceremonies. They sit on our emirs' front rows. They preach in our mosques. And we, the people, vote them in.

We have turned our own ballots into bullets—not aimed at enemies, but at our future. The greatest irony of the Arewa condition is simple: the enemy we cry about is the one we built, the one we fed, the one we elected.

*The Architecture of Our Undoing*

1. Political Power, Wasted Decades

Northern Nigeria has produced more presidents, military rulers, ministers, and legislators than any other region. Yet:

Poverty in Sokoto, Zamfara, Kebbi, Yobe, Jigawa, and Katsina is record-breaking.

Our children still roam barefoot, clutching rusty bowls, begging as Almajirai.

Bandits control forests, while the governed remain helpless.

Decades of political supremacy brought no transformation. Only more excuses. More commissions. More convoy culture. They electrified their homes and electrocuted our hopes.

2. Religion as a Weapon, Not a Light

Our leaders discovered long ago that quoting the Qur’an is easier than building schools. That crying “Islamic values” is more effective than delivering roads, water, or safety.

They turned religion into a sleeping pill, and tribalism into a leash. Every sermon is about patience. Every campaign is about “one of us.” But when elected, they rule like Pharaoh—distant, deaf, and drunk on federal allocations.

3. An Economy of Dependency and Begging

Despite holding massive agricultural and mineral wealth, the North remains an economic beggar, totally dependent on:

Crude oil revenue from the South.

Monthly FAAC allocations.

UN and NGO food intervention

*Why?* Because our own leaders never prioritized education, innovation, or industrialization. We built nothing. We waited for everything.

*Why the South Surged While We Sank*

While we burned tires to protest religious cartoons, the South opened tech hubs.
While we shared money at weddings, the South built media houses and software parks.
While we blamed conspiracies, the South negotiated power blocs and foreign investments.

They outpaced us—not through favoritism—but through planning.
We betrayed ourselves—not through bad luck—but through stupidity.

*Who Are Our Real Oppressors?*

It’s not Tinubu. It’s not Igbos. It’s not Christians.
It is the northern politician in designer agbada who:

Sends his kids to London while yours rots in an almajiri den.

Steals constituency funds and hides them in Dubai.

Declares sharia law while laundering money through forex.

These are not leaders. They are licensed looters in kaftan.
They have been elected, re-elected, promoted, and worshipped.
They are our electrocuters. We gave them the switch.

*What Must Be Done Now*

1. Mass Political Re-Orientation

The North must rise with a new generation of thinkers, not sycophants. Let our mosques and palaces stop enabling betrayal.

2. Electoral Accountability

Any politician who cannot:

Debate in public,

Show audited results,

Engage youth and explain budget, must be voted out, permanently.

3. Regional Restructuring and Economic Independence

*Let Arewa:*
Build power from solar and hydro.

Farm industrial-scale grains and cotton.

Train our youth in coding and digital skills.

Abandon old gods of patronage.
*Conclusion:* The Time Is Now

We have cried enough.
We have blamed others long enough.
We have died silently for too long.

Let Arewa rise. Not by power. Not by sentiment. But by sanity.
Our children deserve more than blood-stained streets and blackened hopes.

The future is a mirror—and in it, we now see the enemy clearly.
It is not far. It is not foreign. It is familiar. It is us.

Let us change that reflection—before the mirror cracks for good.

*Dahiru Yusuf Yabo* is a former Gubernatorial Candidate, seasoned policy thinker, national security commentator, and publisher of Yabo International Magazine. He writes from Sokoto.