Thursday, April 23rd 2026

DSS Rearrests High-Profile Ansaru Terrorist Who Escaped Kuje Prison in 2022


DSS Rearrests High-Profile Ansaru Terrorist Who Escaped Kuje Prison in 2022
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The Department of State Services (DSS) has rearrested a notorious Ansaru terrorist, Abdulazeez Obadaki, who had been on the wanted list since the 2022 Kuje prison break.

Obadaki was among the 879 inmates who escaped from the Kuje Custodial Centre in the Federal Capital Territory after the facility was attacked by Islamic State-linked militants in a coordinated nighttime assault.

He is believed to be the mastermind behind several deadly attacks, including the Uromi bank robberies in Edo State and the fatal shooting at Deeper Life College in Okene, Kogi State.

A security source within the DSS confirmed the rearrest but declined to provide operational details.

Obadaki’s capture comes nearly three months after the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, announced the arrest of two men identified as leaders of the Ansaru terrorist group, signaling intensified counterterrorism efforts across the country.

 

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