₦airaland Forum

Residents of communities in Kwara and Niger States bordering the Benin Republic are silently jubilating following the rumoured disappearance of Abubakar Abba Mahmuda, leader of Mahmuda, currently the most feared terror group in Nigeria.

According to some villagers in Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State, whose communities have suffered the most attacks at the hands of Mahmuda terrorists, the Mahmuda leader was believed to have disappeared over the weekend.

The villagers confirmed that none of Mahmuda’s commanders have been able to explain his sudden and embarrassing disappearance.

However, speculation is rife among the villagers that the Department of State Services (DSS) may have covertly tailed and captured Mahmuda as he visited one of his numerous witchdoctors. After capturing Mahmuda alive, the villagers claim, the DSS officers moved him to a secret location. This, they say, explains Mahmuda’s puzzling disappearance, which has thrown his camp into disarray.

Typically, the new DSS leadership, which has consistently pledged to return the Service to covertness, has kept sealed lips on Mahmuda’s whereabouts.

A local chief in one Baruten village, speaking in Hausa, said the villagers strongly believed that only the DSS had the capacity to capture Mahmuda in such a manner.

He said, “Muna matukar farin ciki da dss akan wannan falala da suka yi cikin sirri. Wadannan mutane sun zama tushen ciwon kai a gare mu. Muna godiya ga shugaban kasa Tinubu da ya saurari kukan mu ya aiko mana da shugaban DSS nagari.”

Loosely translated, “We are happy with what the DSS has done for us and with such covertness. These terrorists have been a source of headaches in our communities. We are thankful to President Tinubu for responding to our cries for help.”

On his part, the leader of a famous cattle market in the area, also speaking in Hausa, expressed the hope that Mahmuda’s speculated capture by the DSS would restore peace to the traumatised villagers.

He said, “Muna godiya ga Allah da wannan babban nasara. Mun kasance muna rayuwa cikin tsoro. Abin farin cikin ba za mu ƙara rayuwa cikin tsoro ba godiya ga Shugaban kasa Bola Tinubu.

Translated, “We thank the Almighty God for this great victory. We used to live great fear. Happily, we would no longer live in fear, thanks to President Bola Tinubu.”


Mahmuda, a breakaway faction of Boko Haram, is believed to have links with terror groups in Mali and Niger Republic. It migrated to Niger State over five years ago after dislodging guards at the Kainji Lake National Park (KLNP), an area with a land mass of more than 5,300 square kilometres, more than the size of Anambra State.

Lately, Mahmuda terrorists had been kidnapping and killing scores of villagers and sacking entire communities in Kwara and Niger States.

The now-captured leader would often send voice notes in Hausa to whole communities, demanding huge levies in exchange for protection.


Independent security sources disclosed that the 33-year-old husband of two wives is Hausa, from Daura, Katsina State, and used to sell audio and video tapes of notable Islamic preachers, including Boko Haram founder, Mohammed Yusuf. According to the sources, the now-captured terrorist leader first joined Boko Haram but later switched allegiance to Ansaru, before forming Mahmuda.

“As at Wednesday morning, details of how one of the most wanted terrorists in Nigeria was captured alive were still sketchy.

What isn’t sketchy is the fact that the DSS has been carrying out a series of well-coordinated and intelligence-led operations in the North in recent times,” one of the security sources declared.

It migrated to Niger State over five years ago after dislodging guards at the Kainji Lake National Park (KLNP), an area with a land mass of more than 5,300 square kilometres, more than the size of Anambra State.

rinzaugustine:
Same way they announced the other time that they have killed bello turuji 10 times while the guy continues making videos on tiktok…these people use lies and propaganda for breakfast . Believe these failures at your own peril

omoredia:
Liars and deceivers. Believe this government at ur own risk.

rinzaugustine:
Same way they announced the other time that they have killed bello turuji 10 times while the guy continues making videos on tiktok…these people use lies and propaganda for breakfast . Believe these failures at your own peril

omoredia:
Liars and deceivers. Believe this government at ur own risk.

dominique:
Another leader will emerge and continue with the reign of terror. These people no dey die, they multiply

dominique:
Another leader will emerge and continue with the reign of terror. These people no dey die, they multiply

zero8zero:
That's according to Ipob news media, una no dey tire.

dominique:
Another leader will emerge and continue with the reign of terror. These people no dey die, they multiply

helinues:
Just say it that you are sad about this news. That's how you people have been sad about any development news regarding Nigeria

rinzaugustine:
National development can never be based on lies, propaganda, bitterness and envy and will always fall like pack of cards like we are seeing today. The only miracle is nobody believed in their wildest imagination buhari could be better than anybody but today shockingly buhari is better than una tin god…shame shame shame

Pakute:
https://tribuneonlineng.com/kwara-niger-towns-silently-jubilate-over-dss-speculated-capture-of-mahmuda-terror-group-leader/amp/

rinzaugustine:
Is bello turuji dead or alive? Na same way una go continue denying una selves till una deny una parents and culture, if any still exists unless you want to classify envy and bitterness as una culture

Mahmuda, a breakaway faction of Boko Haram, is believed to have links with terror groups in Mali and Niger Republic. It migrated to Niger State over five years ago after dislodging guards at the Kainji Lake National Park (KLNP), an area with a land mass of more than 5,300 square kilometres, more than the size of Anambra State.

TimeManager:
The more reason we should appreciate our security forces, it's no joke providing security in every nooks and crannies of a vast land mass like Nigeria.
God bless the DSS, God bless President Tinubu, God bless Nigeria.

-Kiss the truth!

Raymeskey:
Why are they not displaying their pictures for the nations to see

Something is really behind that; it's either they are lying or will release the him later