DSS Arraigns Ansaru Commanders on Terrorism Charges

The Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned two senior commanders of the proscribed terror group Ansaru on a 32-count terrorism charge at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The defendants, Mahmud Usman and Mahmud Mamuda, are accused of aiding and abetting terrorism between 2013 and 2015.

Usman, also known as Abu Bara, is said to have coordinated sleeper cells across Nigeria, while Mamuda allegedly led a cell around Kainji National Park. The charges include conspiring to form and serve as top commanders of the terrorist organization Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina fi Biladis Sudan.

The suspects have been remanded in custody pending further legal proceedings.