US EditionSSS Arrests Suspect in Kogi Church Abduction
- The Department of State Services arrested Shafiu Usman, the alleged mastermind behind the December 14, 2025, abduction of over 20 worshippers at ECWA Church in Ayetoro, Kogi State, at a hideout in Gombe State.
- During interrogation, Usman confessed to orchestrating the Ayetoro attack and other kidnappings in Niger, Kwara, and Kogi States, and revealed collaboration with bandit leader Ibrahim Battijo, who supplied him arms and ammunition.
- The Ayetoro attack involved armed men abducting more than 30 people after Sunday service, forcing victims onto motorcycles and through forest paths linking to neighboring states.
- The DSS highlighted this arrest as part of their ongoing efforts in combating banditry and terrorism, including dismantling arms networks and rescuing kidnap victims in the region.
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SSS arrests suspect in Kogi church abduction
Security sources identified the suspect as Shafiu Usman and said he was apprehended in Gombe State after allegedly fleeing Kogi in the aftermath of the attack. The post SSS arrests suspect in Kogi church abduction appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
JUST IN: DSS Nabs Mastermind Of Kogi Church Attack
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested Shafiu Usman, the alleged mastermind behind the deadly attack on ECWA Church in Ayetoro, Kogi State, where over 20 worshippers were kidnapped on December 14, 2025. Security sources disclosed that Usman was nabbed at a hideout in Gombe State, where he had been lying low. During interrogation, he reportedly confessed to orchestrating the Ayetoro church attack, as well as other kidn…
DSS arrest suspect over attack on ECWA church Kogi - Newsy People
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested a suspect linked to the attack on a church in Kogi State. The suspect, identified as one Shafiu Usman, is said to have been the mastermind behind the deadly attack that took place at the First ECWA Church in Ayetoro Kiri, Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of the North-Central state on December 14, 2025. A DSS source confirmed the arrest to Channels Television but did not give …
DSS Arrests Alleged Mastermind of Ayetoro Church Attack in Kogi
Operatives of the Department of State Services have arrested Shafiu Usman, identified as the alleged mastermind behind the attack on the ECWA Church Ayetoro in Ayetoro where more than twenty worshippers were kidnapped on December 14, 2025. Security sources confirmed that Usman was captured at a hideout in Gombe State, where he had reportedly been staying out of sight since the incident. During interrogation, he was said to have confessed to pl…
DSS Arrests Suspect Linked to Kogi ECWA Church Attack - Thepodiummedia
The Department of State Services has arrested Shafiu Usman, a suspect linked to an attack on the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) in Aiyetoro, Kabba/Bunu LGA of Kogi state. On December 14, 2025, suspected bandits kidnapped at least 20 worshippers at the ECWA church during a Sunday service. Local hunters reportedly engaged in a gun duel with the criminals that left four bandits dead. Some days after the abduction, videos showing the worshipp…
DSS Arrests Alleged Mastermind Of 2025 Kogi ECWA Church Attack In Gombe Hideout
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested Shafiu Usman, the alleged mastermind of the December 14, 2025 attack on ECWA Church in Ayetoro, Kogi State, where more than 20 worshippers were abducted during a service. ThisDay reports that Usman was apprehended at a hideout in Gombe State after weeks of intelligence tracking.
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