DSS Arrests University Student Who Recruits Nigerians For The ISIS Terrorist Group

Category: Terrorism News
DSS arrests ISIS recruiter, more terrorists
 
The Department of State Services (DSS), on Tues­day gave insights into its continued assault on suspected terrorists and others who work with international terror groups such as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

Among others, the DSS dis­closed that it had nabbed in Kano, one Abdulsalam Enesi Yunusa, who recruits terrorists for ISIS.

In a statement issued on be­half of the DSS by Mr. Tony Opu­iyo, the agency said Yunusa had completed arrangements to join an ISIS terrorist training camp in Libya.

The terrorist suspect, who is an undergraduate of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State, had equally planned to travel out of the country with some Nigerians whom he had re­cruited for the grisly activities of the terrorist group.

The statement read in part: “His arrest was sequel to avail­able intelligence which indicat­ed his terrorist antecedents and covert drive to indoctrinate and recruit susceptible youths in the country. Prior to his arrest, Yu­nusa had completed arrange­ments to embark on a journey to join an ISIS terrorist training camp in Libya, with other Nige­rians whom he recruited for the ‘Islamic State’.

“These recruits include the trio of one Muhammed Rabi’u, Yahaya Momoh Jimoh and a fe­male, Zainab Sunday.

“He was subsequently radi­calised and became a member of an extremist cell, comprising of one Ibrahim (FNU) and Abuba­kar Ligali, whom he revealed are currently undergoing terrorist training in Libya. He listed one Aminu (FNU) and Ibrahim Jiha­di (Nigerien), as other ISIS agents operating in Nigeria and the West African sub-region. The cell was being funded by one Abu-Sa’ad Al Sudani, a media expert with the extremist group using Western Union money transfers to fund the terrorist cell agenda.”

Opuiyo said that these recent operations had significantly de­graded the key extremist groups and kidnapping gangs, terrorising innocent citizens in the country, particularly in the South-West, North-West and Middle Belt re­gions of the Federation.

The DSS further said that an­other budding extremist cell affili­ated to ISIS, in Daura township of Daura LGA of Katsina State, was intercepted by its operatives last month.

The DSS said one Ibrahim Mohammed Daura, Zaharadeen Salisu and five other elements of the proscribed extremist group, Ansaru, were rounded-up by the service.

They were alleged to be coor­dinating themselves for attacks in Katsina and Kano states.
Similarly, on January 22, 2016, one Obansa Salami, Ejide Tijani aka Abu Uwaise II, Mo­hammed Rabiu aka Ubida II, Zainab Mohammed and Abdul­qadir Salisu Ahmad were arrested in Kano by the DSS while migrat­ing to Libya, with their immedi­ate families including infants, in a bid to join ISIS.

The DSS said that “within the window of these tactical opera­tions, between the month of De­cember 2015 and February 2016, the Service, busted the network of syndicated kidnap gangs span­ning different regions in the coun­try, especially Kebbi, Zamfara, Ni­ger, Nasarawa, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Oyo and Osun states. Foremost in this line, was the arrest of a gang of five kid­nappers, Abubakar Hassan, Us­man Musa, Usman Adamu and Idrisa Babangida Ahmadu at Ife junction, Osun State on 3rd Feb­ruary, 2016.
“On 5th February, 2016, the fifth member of the gang, Saidu Isyaku was arrested at Ojo area, Oyo State. These kidnappers, six AK 47 rifles, five magazines and about 1,000 rounds of ammuni­tion were recovered. This gang has been active in the South West axis of the country and was at ad­vanced stages of kidnapping high value targets for huge ransom, be­fore they were intercepted.

“Another breakthrough in the fight against kidnapping was the killing of Abubakar Mohammed (aka Buba), and an unidentified member of his group, on 8th Feb­ruary, 2016 close to Jebba Medi­cal Centre, Jebba, Kwara State by security operatives as they tried to escape during a shootout with security operatives.

“Mohammed was a notori­ous kidnap kingpin known for his brutality and various acts of law­lessness. It is disheartening that this criminal and his men had terrorised, to no end, residents of the South West zone. He was also linked to the kidnap of the el­der statesman, Chief Olu Falae, in Ondo State,” the statement said.
The DSS urged Nigerians to be vigilant and report any suspi­cious persons/groups or activities to relevant security agencies for necessary action.

Source: The Authority

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