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Since the coming of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration in 2015, a number of Nigerian politicians and political leaders with corruption cases hanging on their necks have found a haven in the ruling party, All Progressives Congress. The defection of such political leaders to the APC has automatically stalled prosecution of their corruption cases – a pattern that negates the self-acclaimed anti-corruption campaign of the present regime. During the 2019 elections, Adams Oshiomhole, a former National Chairman of the APC had announced that those who joined the ruling party would have their "sins" forgiven. He encouraged more politicians in opposition parties to toe the path of some members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who had defected to the APC at that time. “I am told that there are a lot of very senior people from PDP who have decided to join forces with President Buhari to take the broom to sweep away PDP and to continue to ensure that APC continues to preside all over Nigeria. "We have quite a number of other leaders who have come. We have quite a number of other leaders who have come… in fact, once you have joined APC, all your sins are forgiven,” he had said. With the latest being the defection of the discredited former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode to the APC, SaharaReporters catalogues a number of politicians with corruption cases gradually forming a new gang in the APC. Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State In November 2020, Dave Umahi, Ebonyi State governor formally defected from the PDP to the APC alongside members of his cabinet with the claim that the South-East geo-political zone had suffered injustice from the PDP. Meanwhile, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had linked Umahi with an alleged diversion of N400 million into private pockets during the 2015 presidential election through an arms deal. The governor’s property had also been sealed before he opted to join the APC and have his "sins forgiven". Senator Godswill Akpabio Former Governor of Akwa Ibom State and current Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio also defected from the PDP to APC in 2018, claiming it was because he discovered that President Muhammadu Buhari was “a man of integrity and a nationalist.” Meanwhile, there were tons of allegations levelled against Akpabio from when he was Akwa Ibom State governor. Akpabio was accused of diverting over N100 billion from the oil-rich state between 2007 and 2015. There have also been allegations of his involvement in N40 billion fraud in the Niger Delta Development Commission which is under the supervision of Akpabio's ministry. Stella Oduah On August 27, 2021, a former Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, who recently joined the APC, claimed she joined the party to change the political narrative in the South-East. Oduah, like others, has been under investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for her alleged involvement in over N9.4 billion fraud. The allegations included a dubious contract for the supply of security equipment to 22 airports across the country. Orji Uzor Kalu A former Governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu, after nine years of intense legal battle to avoid being convicted for charges of corruption, formally joined the ruling APC in November 2016. Kalu left the Progressives Peoples Alliance for the APC while his prosecution for alleged money laundering, by the EFCC to the tune of N3.2 billion, was ongoing. Adebayo Alao-Akala In 2019, a former Governor of Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala reportedly defected to the APC from the Action Democratic Party (ADP). The EFCC had levelled accusations of an N11.5 billion fraud case against Akala, alongside Hosea Agboola, a former Oyo State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters; and Femi Babalola, an Ibadan-based businessman. The trio are facing 11 counts bordering on conspiracy, awarding contracts without budgetary provision, obtaining money by false pretences, acquiring property with money derived from an illegal act, and concealing its ownership. Lt Gen Azubuike Ihejirika (retd.) In March 2021, former Chief of Army Staff, Azubuike Ihejirika, a retired lieutenant general, joined the APC. In 2016, the Department of State Services arrested Ihejirika. His arrest was connected to the $2.1 billion arms purchase probe involving the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki. A source said, “It is true that we picked up the former COAS; he is helping us with the investigation into the arms procurement when he was in service, but it is too early to say when he would be released on bail.” The former chief of army staff had denied allegations against him. Joshua Dariye A former governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye, who was convicted of criminal misappropriation and criminal breach of trust in September 2016 also defected from the PDP to the APC. The EFCC had charged Dariye to court in 2007, accusing him of diverting N1.126 billion from the Plateau State government’s ecological fund. In June 2018, Adebukola Banjoko, a judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Gudu, sentenced Dariye to 14 years imprisonment having found him guilty on 15 out of the 23 counts preferred against him. However, the Court of Appeal in Abuja in November 2018 commuted the sentence from 14 years to 10 years and this was confirmed by a five-man panel of the Supreme Court in March 2021. By SaharaReporters,NewYork Source:http://saharareporters.com/2021/09/16/revealed-nigerian-politicians-corruption-cases-who-joined-ruling-party-apc-escape

Since the coming of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration in 2015, a number of Nigerian politicians and political leaders with corruption cases hanging on their necks have found a haven in the ruling party, All Progressives Congress. The defection of such political leaders to the APC has automatically stalled prosecution of their corruption cases – a pattern that negates the self-acclaimed anti-corruption campaign of the present regime. During the 2019 elections, Adams Oshiomhole, a former National Chairman of the APC had announced that those who joined the ruling party would have their "sins" forgiven. He encouraged more politicians in opposition parties to toe the path of some members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who had defected to the APC at that time. “I am told that there are a lot of very senior people from PDP who have decided to join forces with President Buhari to take the broom to sweep away PDP and to continue to ensure that APC continues to preside all over Nigeria. "We have quite a number of other leaders who have come. We have quite a number of other leaders who have come… in fact, once you have joined APC, all your sins are forgiven,” he had said. With the latest being the defection of the discredited former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode to the APC, SaharaReporters catalogues a number of politicians with corruption cases gradually forming a new gang in the APC. Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State In November 2020, Dave Umahi, Ebonyi State governor formally defected from the PDP to the APC alongside members of his cabinet with the claim that the South-East geo-political zone had suffered injustice from the PDP. Meanwhile, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had linked Umahi with an alleged diversion of N400 million into private pockets during the 2015 presidential election through an arms deal. The governor’s property had also been sealed before he opted to join the APC and have his "sins forgiven". Senator Godswill Akpabio Former Governor of Akwa Ibom State and current Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio also defected from the PDP to APC in 2018, claiming it was because he discovered that President Muhammadu Buhari was “a man of integrity and a nationalist.” Meanwhile, there were tons of allegations levelled against Akpabio from when he was Akwa Ibom State governor. Akpabio was accused of diverting over N100 billion from the oil-rich state between 2007 and 2015. There have also been allegations of his involvement in N40 billion fraud in the Niger Delta Development Commission which is under the supervision of Akpabio's ministry. Stella Oduah On August 27, 2021, a former Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, who recently joined the APC, claimed she joined the party to change the political narrative in the South-East. Oduah, like others, has been under investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for her alleged involvement in over N9.4 billion fraud. The allegations included a dubious contract for the supply of security equipment to 22 airports across the country. Orji Uzor Kalu A former Governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu, after nine years of intense legal battle to avoid being convicted for charges of corruption, formally joined the ruling APC in November 2016. Kalu left the Progressives Peoples Alliance for the APC while his prosecution for alleged money laundering, by the EFCC to the tune of N3.2 billion, was ongoing. Adebayo Alao-Akala In 2019, a former Governor of Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala reportedly defected to the APC from the Action Democratic Party (ADP). The EFCC had levelled accusations of an N11.5 billion fraud case against Akala, alongside Hosea Agboola, a former Oyo State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters; and Femi Babalola, an Ibadan-based businessman. The trio are facing 11 counts bordering on conspiracy, awarding contracts without budgetary provision, obtaining money by false pretences, acquiring property with money derived from an illegal act, and concealing its ownership. Lt Gen Azubuike Ihejirika (retd.) In March 2021, former Chief of Army Staff, Azubuike Ihejirika, a retired lieutenant general, joined the APC. In 2016, the Department of State Services arrested Ihejirika. His arrest was connected to the $2.1 billion arms purchase probe involving the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki. A source said, “It is true that we picked up the former COAS; he is helping us with the investigation into the arms procurement when he was in service, but it is too early to say when he would be released on bail.” The former chief of army staff had denied allegations against him. Joshua Dariye A former governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye, who was convicted of criminal misappropriation and criminal breach of trust in September 2016 also defected from the PDP to the APC. The EFCC had charged Dariye to court in 2007, accusing him of diverting N1.126 billion from the Plateau State government’s ecological fund. In June 2018, Adebukola Banjoko, a judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Gudu, sentenced Dariye to 14 years imprisonment having found him guilty on 15 out of the 23 counts preferred against him. However, the Court of Appeal in Abuja in November 2018 commuted the sentence from 14 years to 10 years and this was confirmed by a five-man panel of the Supreme Court in March 2021. By SaharaReporters,NewYork Source:

The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old female, Rashida Hussaini, suspected to be an informant and supplier of petrol to bandits in some forests in the state. The spokesman of the command, Superintendent of Police Gambo Isah, while parading the suspect at the Command Headquarters said she was nabbed with six gallons of petrol concealed in a sack and a handbag hidden under her hijab. The police spokesman said the suspect was arrested along Kofar Guga-Jibiya Road within the metropolis and her matter became more suspicious when she could not give a definite address where she came from. According to Isah, the suspect said she is a resident of Daddara, a village in Jibiya Local Government Area, and claimed she is from Gombe State, as well as from Hirji, a village in the Niger Republic. The police also said the act was against the containment order banning sales of petrol in jerry cans. According to the police, Hussaini would be charged for aiding and abetting banditry, moreso that the suspect’s husband is presently in the forest. The arrest according to Isah is in furtherance to the implementation and enforcement of the Security Containment Order, signed by Governor Aminu Masari, over the rising case of banditry in the state. Speaking over her arrest, the suspect confessed to have come from Hirji in Niger Republic. She denied that the petrol was for bandits in the forest, saying it was meant for grinding machines. She further denied that her husband is a bandit in the forest, but in Ghana, seeking greener pasture. Isah, therefore, said the suspect would be charged to court at the end of investigations, to serve as a deterrent to others. By SaharaReporters, New York Source:http://saharareporters.com/2021/09/16/police-arrest-25-year-old-woman-supplying-logistics-bandits-katsina

The Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC ), Abdulrasheed Bawa on Thursday slumped while delivering a goodwill message at the 3rd National Identity Day at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The incident which happened shortly after he started addressing the audience from the podium. Bawa, while narrating how the agency, arrested a man in Ibadan, Oyo State with 160 SIM cards suddenly looked pale. He, therefore, announced that he could no longer continue with the speech. Then he staggered and slumped. He was quickly taken out of the podium by some government officials at the event including Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami; Acting Board Chairman, National Identity Management Commission, Malam Bello Gwandu and Director General of NIMC, Engr. Aliyu Abubakar Aziz. WATCH: @officialEFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa Being Assisted Out After He Slumped While Delivering Speech Inside Presidential Villa, Journalists Blocked-out Immediately After He Collapsed FULL VIDEO: https://t.co/vJ12aRX2Ao pic.twitter.com/wzgAKitp8c Bawa was later rushed out of the hall, leading to commotion at the event as operatives descended on a cameraman working for Silverbird Television, while he was filming the scene. The operatives asked him to delete his video and subsequently seized his camera. By SaharaReporters, New York Source:http://saharareporters.com/2021/09/16/updated-how-chairman-nigerias-anti-graft-agency-efcc-slumped-while-delivering-speech

Amid reports of his plan to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former President Goodluck Jonathan is only biding his time for some of the conditions he had given the ruling party to be met. SaharaReporters learnt that apart from that, the APC cabal loyal to President Muhammadu Buhari is indeed keen to bring Jonathan into the party for a number of reasons, including damaging the ambition of the national leader of the party, Bola Tinubu to become Nigeria’s president in 2023. A top source told SaharaReporters that the Buhari had started courting Jonathan since 2020 to bring him into the APC to run for the presidency and succeed Buhari. According to the source, the Presidency cabal wants to make Jonathan the next president as they know he won't investigate atrocities committed by Buhari's regime. And Jonathan, who is purportedly nursing a presidential ambition to complete two terms in office, an opportunity denied him by the APC in the 2015 presidential election, has agreed to play the game, especially considering the slim chances he has in the PDP with the wealth and connection of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar. Atiku was the PDP presidential candidate in the 2019 election. Although Atiku has yet to declare interest in the race, he appears to be testing the waters, as some groups showing support for his 2023 ambition have already emerged. The source further said Jonathan is also wary of the threat posed by the ambitions of the Governors of Sokoto and Rivers states, Aminu Tambuwal and Nyesom Wike respectively, said to be considering a joint ticket. However, Jonathan was said to have given certain conditions to Buhari's cabal which have yet to be fully fulfilled hence the delay in joining the ruling party. “About a year ago Jonathan started consulting with APC to see how he could join the party. Jonathan realised that his chances in PDP were slim due to Atiku’s influence and opposition posed by PDP leadership, including Wike who is interested in a joint ticket with Tambuwal,” the source said. Noting how the move by the Buhari cabal is also kill another bird, which is the ambition of Tinubu to succeed Buhari in 2023, the source added, “Buhari and his cabal had decided to discard Tinubu and started courting Jonathan. Jonathan assisted APC candidate in his state to win election but a court squashed his victory before he could be sworn in. The Supreme Court in February 2020 sacked David Lyon of the APC as governor-elect of Bayelsa State, barely 24 hours to his inauguration. Lyon had the support of Jonathan in the election and it paid off as he won the November 16, 2019 governorship election in the state. But a five-member panel of the apex court led by Justice Mary Odili nullified the election of Mr Lyon on the grounds that his deputy, Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo, presented false information to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), which aided his qualification for the last governorship election. The Supreme Court had agreed with an earlier ruling of the high court on the matter, leading INEC to subsequently withdraw the certificate of return issued to Lyon and Degi-Eremienyo, as they had a joint ticket. The source continued, “Buhari cabal knew Jonathan could only do one term, in fact only 2 years constitutionally. They also know Jonathan is a softie who won’t go after members of the current regime. “But Jonathan insisted on one condition that monies and assets of his which were seized and frozen by the Buhari government should be returned including, those belonging to his wife, Patience. He told them he had no money and the cabal agreed that they would unfreeze his assets and bankroll him. “He has insisted that they must demonstrate good fate before he would take the plunge. And they have started to resolve some of the issues raised by Jonathan. For instance, one of his cousins $40 million was returned via two court rulings.” Recall that in May 2019, an Abuja Division of the Federal High Court discharged and acquitted Jonathan’s cousin, Robert Azibaola, of $40 million laundering charges filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The judge, Nnamdi Dimgba held that no credible evidence was adduced to establish the offence of money laundering against Azibaola. The source, however, said the former President is due in the Gambia on a diplomatic assignment in the coming week and might take the plunge by joining the APC when he returns as there are speculations that his seized assets might have been released by then. “I think the Jonathan’s people were holding out for the release of monies seized from his fronts. Conversations were around the issue of monies frozen and all. The monies may have been released Buhari and the cabal have backed themselves into a tight corner. But fortunately, Nigeria has moved on from 2015. Jonathan has no base in the South-South.” Meanwhile, the National Secretary, APC Caretaker, and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee, John Akpanudoedehe, on Wednesday stated that Jonathan can contest the next Presidential election in 2023 if he joins the party. He said this while featuring as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today. He revealed this when asked about reports saying Jonathan is considering joining the ruling party. Akpanudoedehe said the ex-president will be given a founding member status if he joins the party that defeated his party, Peoples Democratic Party in 2015 and got him out of office. The APC official, however, noted that Jonathan would compete with other members of the party before getting the ticket, stressing that he will not get an automatic ticket. Akpanudoedehe said, “We will welcome him; that will also strengthen the party. “The last National Executive Council of the party actually gave a blanket approval to any individual that if you join APC today, it is as if you are a founding member of the party. “So, anyone who joins today has the same opportunity to run for any office in this party. It has always been so, so I am not speculating.” There have been reports that Jonathan would join the APC but the PDP has insisted that the former President would not be leaving the party. By SaharaReporters, New York Source:http://saharareporters.com/2021/09/16/exclusive-why-former-president-jonathan-delaying-joining-buhari-others-all-progressives

Three months after the unfortunate incident that claimed the lives of 11 military personnel, including former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), Nigeria has submitted its interim report to the Nigerian Air Force. The investigator was said to have listed 27 initial findings and eight safety recommendations for immediate implementation. This was made known in a joint statement signed on Wednesday by NAF spokesman, Edward Gabkwet; and his AIB counterpart, Tunji Oketunbi. Recall that on May 21, 2021 the NAF Beechcraft 350 jet crashed near the Kaduna International Airport, killing all officers on board. Following the crash, AIB was directed by NAF to break away from protocol and investigate the crash. AIB only investigates crashes involving civil airlines. The Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of AIB, Engr Akin Olateru noted that although the accident involved a military aircraft and crew, it happened at a civil airport, which may explain why it was willing to break away from the norm and investigate the crash. The statement was titled, ‘Accident Investigation Bureau Submits Interim Report On Aircraft Accident Involving Nigerian Air Force King Air-350 Aircraft To The Chief Of Air Staff’. It read, “Following the unfortunate incident involving a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) King Air -350 aircraft at the vicinity of Kaduna Civil Airport on 31 May 2021, the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao directed that a joint investigative body consisting of experienced NAF safety officers and the Accident Investigative Bureau (AIB) be constituted to investigate the circumstances surrounding the air crash. “After about three months of painstaking joint investigation, the Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of AIB, Engr Akin Olateru FNSE, today 15 September 2021 submitted an interim report on the sad incident to the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Amao, at his office at NAF Headquarters, Abuja. “The submitted report is organized into three sections namely; the information obtained in the course of the investigation; analysis of data collected in view of the Board’s Terms of Reference; and the conclusion, which covers the initial findings and immediate recommendations. “It should be noted that at this interim stage, a total of 27 initial findings and 8 immediate safety recommendations were made for the convening authority as well as other aviation-related agencies for immediate implementation. It is expected that the final report will contain the flight data recorder readout, the reviewed operator’s and service provider’s standard operating procedures as well as other detailed analyses. “While receiving the report, the CAS reiterated the main essence of activating the ‘joint investigative’ clause contained in the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the NAF and the AIB on 1 July, 2020. According to him, the successful collaboration is a clear indication of the potency of collaboration in aircraft accident investigation, which must be encouraged. “Air Marshal Amao also noted that such collaborative efforts make accident investigations more transparent and open while also stating that the outcome of the investigation is not necessarily aimed at punitive measures but essentially at generally improving safety in the aviation industry. “On his part, the Chief Executive Officer of AIB, Engr Akin Olateru stated that the joint investigation with the NAF was its first direct involvement in military air crash investigation in Nigeria and second investigation outside its mandate having also assisted Sao Tome and Principe in the past. He also stated that copies of the report, with the endorsement of the CAS, will also be submitted to the Hon. Minister of Aviation and Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to ensure that the recommendations addressed to aviation agencies are implemented. “The Commissioner also stated that although the accident involved a military aircraft and crew, it happened at a civil airport adding that the involvement of AIB in the investigation by the Nigerian Air Force would help in closing the gaps on the civil aviation side.” By SaharaReporters, New York Source:http://saharareporters.com/2021/09/15/breaking-nigerias-accident-investigation-bureau-submits-27-findings-crash-killed-ex-chief

About 500 support groups on social media, particularly Facebook, have begun campaigns for a number of Nigerian politicians ahead of the 2023 presidential elections. According to the International Centre for Investigative Reporting, some groups are fronting for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to emerge as Nigeria’s president in 2023, while others are rooting for the All Progressives Congress Leader, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo among others. The figure was obtained from collating active Facebook accounts through which the various support groups are advancing the presidential ambitions of their supporters. In all, more than 500 such support groups are currently campaigning for Abubakar, Osinbajo, Tinubu and others. Tinubu and Abubakar are yet to formally declare their intentions to contest the presidential election in 2023, but they are expected to be among the leading contenders when the race is eventually thrown open by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Osinbajo is not known to harbour any presidential ambition, but several groups have, in recent times, been making a case for him to succeed Buhari in 2023. Among the prominent groups is the Atiku Support Group. Created on October 12, 2018, the group is located in Ibadan and has 202,000 members as at September 14. Another group – Support Atiku for 2023 – was created on December 20, 2017, with the name last changed on June 16, 2021. Located in Abuja, the group currently has 893 members, and is aimed to “inform Nigerians nationwide of the need to support Atiku for a better Nigeria.” Some of the groups which promoted Abubakar’s candidacy in 2019 have had to change their names to reflect the subsequent goal of supporting his presidential ambition once again in 2023. However, others who campaigned for Abubakar in 2019 did not change their names to reflect the current 2023 agenda continue to use their platforms to mobilise support for the former vice president ahead of the next presidential poll. Among the groups campaigning for the former Lagos State governor Tinubu is the Tinubu Support Group (TSG). In August, after campaign posters featuring the pictures of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje flooded the streets of Kano, the VP’s spokesman Laolu Akande said that Osinbajo had no interest in the 2023 presidential election. But checks by The ICIR show that several support groups are campaigning for the vice president to succeed his boss, Buhari, in 2023. One of the groups that are campaigning for the vice president is Professor Yemi Osinbajo 2023. Created on April 4, 2021, the group currently has 111 members. Another group – I Support Yemi Osinbajo – created on June 24, 2014, with the name changed on June 26, 2020, has 10,000 members. By SaharaReporters, New York Source:http://saharareporters.com/2021/09/15/2023-over-500-nigerian-groups-facebook-begin-campaigns-buharis-successor

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday swore in three new national commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The commissioners were sworn in before the commencement of the weekly virtual Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Those sworn in are Professor Sani Adam (North-Central), Professor Abdullahi Abdu (North-West) and Dr Baba Bila representing the North-East zone. By Don Silas Source:https://dailypost.ng/2021/09/15/buhari-swears-in-three-inec-commissioners-photo/

The leader of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), Abu Musab Al-Barnawi, has been killed in Borno State. According to Daily Trust, the terror leader was killed in the last week of August, this year. Al-Barnawi was the son of Boko Haram founder, Mohammed Yusuf, who was also killed by security forces in 2009 when he launched a war against the Nigerian state. Al-Barnawi was said to have been trained by ISIS for years ahead of his ascension to power. Al-Barnawi sustained vicious attacks especially on military facilities and troops in the Lake Chad region while at the same time strategising on how to subdue Shekau. He controlled large swathes of territory in Northern Borno, imposed taxes on the local population and earned serious income from fishing asides from the financial and material support he got from ISIS. Al-Barnawi’s fighters had also destroyed many military super camps in Dikwa, Monguno, Abadam and Marte in Borno; and other military facilities around Geidam in Yobe State. He equally established many cells on the Lake Chad islands and surrounding villages from where his fighters launched attacks on Nigeria, Niger and Chad. His death in August, after that of Shekau in May 2021, was seen as a turning point in the war against terror even as security experts had called for sustained offensive towards decimating the two rival groups to have a lasting peace after twelve years of uncertainty and carnage. There are two versions of the story of Al-Barnawi’s death with one saying he was killed by Nigerian troops and the other version saying he died during a rival war within the ISWAP camp. The first version revolved around the information shared among some security operatives in the theatre of operation, which indicated that he was ambushed by troops during which four or five top ISWAP leaders and many foot terrorists loyal to him were also killed. A source said he was killed around Bula Yobe, a community near the Borno/Yobe states border along Mobbar and Abadam axis that leads to the Lake Chad area. However, a different source said he was ambushed and killed at a place that could be accessed from Yale, Bama, Banki junction through the Kashimbri-Gulumba. By SaharaReporters, New York Source:http://saharareporters.com/2021/09/15/notorious-boko-haram-islamic-state-leader-al-barnawi-killed-borno