One of the 64 Boko Haram prisoners released by terrorists from the Kuje Prison on Tuesday was Offon Khalid al-Barnawi, the Ansaru sect leader who bombed the United Nations Headquarters in Abuja.
One of the prisoners released by the militants was Khalid al-Barnawi, the head of the Ansaru group of Islamic terrorists, who was responsible for the 2011 bombing of the UN Headquarters in Abuja.
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Al-Barnawi, who received training from Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in Algeria, may have planned the Kuje jailbreak from his cell because of his extremely high organizational and IQ scores.
He was considered one of the sect of Boko Haram insurgents’ most important assets, according to sources.
The sources, who requested anonymity because they lacked authorization to speak publicly about the situation, informed People’s Gazette that given Mr. Al-tenacity Barnawi’s and dedication to carrying out Boko Haram missions prior to his detention in 2016, the jailbreak was probably planned to free him.
He gained a reputation as a leader who would not tolerate excuses, even from his equals, as a commander by murdering other commanders who failed to accomplish their operational goals.
Al-Barnawi uses a variety of names, such as Abu Hafsat, Mallam Dauda, Alhaji Tanimu Kafuri, Naziru, Alhaji Yahaya, Muhammad Usman, and Mohammed Usman, to operate covertly.
Al-Barnawi was apprehended five years after the UN bombing, and the country’s State Security Service (SSS) hailed his capture as “a major milestone in this service’s counterterrorism fight” in April 2016.
In accordance with Executive Order 13224, the U.S. Department of State named Khalid al-Barnawi a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) on June 21, 2012. Abubakar Adam Kambar and Abubakar Shekau are two further terrorists on the list.
Al-release Barnawi’s might herald a sharp uptick in Boko Haram terrorist activity in Nigeria.
The American administration has already warned residents of Abuja and the surrounding areas to exercise caution.
The 64 Boko Haram suspects who escaped from the Kuje Prison following the Tuesday night attack, according to Bashir Magashi, the minister of defense, are still at large.
