Terrorists are establishing a parallel government in Kaduna State, according to Governor Nasir El-Rufai. In a memo to the president in July, he claimed that terrorists had infiltrated, ruled, and established “a parallel governing authority.”
He claims that they are now in charge of social and economic activities, as well as administering justice in areas over which they have authority.
According to the governor, the terrorists have advanced in their plans to establish Kaduna forest areas as their “permanent operational base” for the North-West region, citing a “series of intelligence reports.” Yesterday, the Federal Government reported over 1,000 convictions for terrorism-related court cases in the previous 18 months.
According to the Defence Headquarters, Alhaji Modu (also known as Bem Bem), a senior commander of the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP), and 50 other terrorists were killed (DHQ). “Observed movement patterns and intercepted communications of migrating terrorists have revealed a clear interest in establishing a base, with stretches of forest area between Kaduna and Niger states strongly considered,” El-Rufai wrote in the memo.
Before the 2023 elections, the insurgents in the District passed a law outlawing all political activity and campaigning, particularly in the villages of Madobiya and Kazage.
“According to actionable intelligence, two yet-to-be-identified female Kuyello village residents were recently married by members of the Jama’atu Ansarul Musulmina Fi’biladis Sudan (aka Ansaru) who are currently hibernating in the Kuyello district of Birnin Gwari LGA. The ceremony was witnessed by locals and attended by a variety of Ansaru members. Following the marriage ceremony, the brides were reportedly taken to the dreaded Kuduru forest in the same District by insurgents present. According to El-Rufai, the terrorists “fined one Mu’azu Ibrahim, a resident of the Kuyello community, the sum of One Million Naira for selling parcels of land without the owners’ consent.
Terrorists and bandits have been reported to demand protection fees and other similar taxes from farmers and communities in exchange for permission to work their fields.
