Nigeria, Nov. 15 -- The State Security Services (SSS) says it has re-arrested Abdulazeez Obadaki, a commander of the Ansaru terrorist group who escaped during the 2022 Kuje Custodial Centre jailbreak and has been on the run for more than three years.

The secret police disclosed this in a statement it shared with PREMIUM TIMES Friday evening.

The SSS said Mr Obadaki, also known as Bomboy, orchestrated the 7 August 2012 mass shooting at a Deeper Life Bible Church near Okene, Kogi State, where armed men opened fire on worshippers during a service, killing at least 19 people, including the pastor.

Several others were injured in the attack that signalled insurgents' expansion from north-east to north-central and south-west Nigeria.

At the ...