Ansaru Terrorist Leaders Captured in Nigeria: NSA Ribadu Confirms Major Breakthrough
Nigeria’s security agencies have captured two top leaders of Ansaru, an Al-Qaeda affiliate, in a months-long counter-terrorism operation. National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu confirmed the arrests of self-styled Emir Mahmud Muhammad Usman (Abu Bara’a) and his deputy Mahmud al-Nigeri, calling the operation a decisive blow to Ansaru’s central command structure....