Photographs here from a video released by the group on Xmas eve, shows unidentified armed members of the group posing in an undisclosed place in November 2012.
The group on December 23, 2012 claimed the recent kidnapping of a French citizen in northern Nigeria, citing France’s push for military intervention in Mali as a justification.
Ansaru “announces to the world, especially the French government, that it was responsible for the abduction of engineer Francis Colump, 63, working for the French company Vergnet,” said a statement emailed to journalists.
Late last Wednesday some 30 gunmen stormed Vergnet’s residence in Katsina state, where the alternative energy firm has a wind power project.
Another pose of the group:
Another view of the Ansaru terror group
.What should our country do about this new group? Establish another JTF to smash them? Declare full emergency in Katsina state? Let’s share your thoughts for a troubled nation.
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JTF has not fully "smashed" Boko Haram and another one springs up, Govt needs to get to the root of the insurgency, you can only solve a problem when you know what caused it. Right now, people say its poverty, others say its religion, some say under development of the north etc. I sincerely believe that with time, Nigeria will get it right
ReplyDeleteWith time Nigeria will get it right? Don't hold your breath on that.
DeleteI'm afraid Nigeria is being invaded by neighbouring countries disguising as terrorist group.
ReplyDeleteMay God deliver Nigeria.
ReplyDeletewat will JTF do! I think it is d right time for own leaders to start to do d right thing, let d regime of corruptn stop nd punish corrupt leaders. Dis cn stop d act of terror nd restored dignity of labour among our youth. But if nt! Boko haram nor Ansaru, is small compaird 2wat is coming!!! God bless Nigeria.
ReplyDeleteONE OF D MAIN PROBLEM DEZ PPLE ARE HAVN IS DAT THEY MIX RELIGION WIT POLITICS.ND ILLITERATES ARE BEING USED.THERE ARE SOME MALAMS WHO TEACH YONG FOLOWERS VIOLENC BT THERE ARE GUD ONES NSIDE DEM.LET FULL FORCE BE USED ON DEM.WENEVA U CLEAR GRASSES,IT WIL STIL GROW UP SINC DEA IS MOISTURE.BT WEN DAT GRASSES ARE UPROOTED EVEN BURN DAT LAND,IT WIL NEVA GROW AGAIN
ReplyDeleteMay God have mercy on us.
ReplyDeleteDis people luk well fed o.. D̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥ might just b soldiers tryn to distabilise 9ja...nigeria is gng dwn n our leaders r still playin politics rada dan dng smtin to stop dis.hope we dnt end up like sudan or Iraq
ReplyDeleteGEJ is not doing anything, his sycophants are saying it is the work of distractors from the north, xtains are saying Muslims are the perpetuators, nobody can talk in the north or else you get killed, if you are in the north e.g Kano you will beleive that the perpetuators are non Nigerians. they kill almost everyday unannounced in kano mostly southerners, where are we heading to? OBJ tell GEJ what to do, he refuse, so the only hope remaining is GOD
ReplyDeleteThese so called terrorists are cowards. Wy do they always have to mask themselves. Only cowards hide their identity
ReplyDeleteThey are terrorists,no other name to call them,using religion to cover their faces in order to do evil..Nigeria must resist them in totality,they didn't go to school no notable investment upon them,devil organized them to wast live and investments.their leaders have roles to play in re- orientating them,just because of cultural and religion indoctrination
ReplyDeleteCorruption is the root of all evil . Everyday ammunition is entering country through sea and land in the presence of corrupt government officials who want to build castle and fly jet like others .
ReplyDeleteNow , everywhere is corrupted including Government Hospital .
Tell me one ministry that is not corrupted in Nigeria.
Do you believe that ammunition black market is lucrative ask Westerner.
Another thing , do you believe that we dont have proper account for what we are spending on Security in Nigeria , many Politician ( including military ) are gaining heavily now by collecting Contract that are related to Ammunition and security issue .
I am not sure ,whether there is future for this country (PERSONAL OPINION ).
We need restructuring. Political restructuring is the root of our security problems, and that can only be addressed by a national conference to determine what type of system- regionalism, federalism, confederate, or what have u- we want to adopt. By that the respective states or regions will acknowledge the fact that its jurisdiction is its responsibility, not shared with others at the federal level. Once there can be individualism, states or regions will have to devise appropriate measures to address its security problems.
ReplyDeleteBecause states are dependent on the federal for everything today, there is resentment when one region is out of power, witness OPC, Niger Delta Militants, and now Boko Haram. OPC shook the country to its foundation when one of them, Abiola, was denied the presidency. Niger Deltans have practically sheath their swords since they were pardoned and reabsorbed into society. More than ever, we now have relative peace in the Niger Delta region today because one of their own is in the saddle. Boko Haram will cease to destabilize the polity once a Hausa-Fulani is back in power.
Nigeria can only progress when the federal umbilical cord is severed making states independent. At that, states will come up with individual security strategy (human, economic, military) according to its problems. They will provide ID cards, keep a data base to recourse to during investigations and root out criminals.
These amorphous groups cannot be successfully tackled by a distant federal government whose ministers and security rapacious advisers compromise government efforts. If government provides one billion to fight insurgency in say the north, 800 million would have gone into their pockets before any action is taken. By contrast, affected states where such problems erupt would tackle it headlong.
Finally, Nigeria needs a reliable national ID card, not the Obasanjo type. It will go along way in keeping a tab on us and fishing out criminals. A railway network should also be developed so that the northerners can engage themselves agriculturally and earn a decent living by providing food and raw materials for industries. We are not all cut out to go to school for survival sake.
I agree with your submission,my prayer is that it is realized before he'll breaks loose.We may have to go in to civil war /religious war to address this issue,I am not a prophet of doom.
DeleteBefore a husband gives respect that is of good quality to his wife in a normal situation,there must have inter personal struggle and resolution.
Yes it is obvious North dominated political horizon for a long time ,then west tagged along with the chord of control still in the hands of the North ,now a south south man is there ,only God knows how he is surviving,the south east is still yet to taste it well,because of previous,pre mature revolution that led to civil war,though it could be justified because of mass murder of that ethinic people residing in the north,
How long do we keep going in circles.
Your write up on political restructuring is the closest and I think smartest.
In a sane political environment your senator or house representative would have taken you in for proper discuss,of which should have been brought up for entire national discuss.
I salute you and Nigerian eye
Let's just pray and think, God will not abandon us!
ReplyDeletethese people are not Nigerian.they are only posing to create panic in our society.when Nigeria as a country is trying to put things right,not all nations happy.
ReplyDeletemy fellow Nigerians,this is a calculated attempt to by miscreant to down this govt.
let there be public poll,should the nation go to war with these groups?for me yes .we don't have to sit and watch our throat being slitted.
Dihonesty,corruption here and there and injustice and the causes.Let us nip this in the bud and these will authomatically stop.
ReplyDeleteUse FULL Force? on who? Where are they? You want the whole state or innocent people to be wipe out in an effort to kill one or two lunatics? I think the only mistake the president is making is treating the evil political class with a glove hand, especially, those that had threatened him or his government before! But one thing is clear,Today it is the Church, but it may be the turn of the Mosque tomorrow! There is a limit to any thing, including tolerance!
ReplyDeleteLets return to God in prayers. Yes we may think God has nothing to do with thid but i say He has everything to do.Someone overheard some soldiers sgreeing with the killing of chritians.But manu innocent muslims also die.The evil spirit in the heart of perpatriators can be driven away Those blood sucking demons can be atrested b
ReplyDeletey power of prayer.The wicked heart csn be liberated.Yes we blame govt for every rat in our jome.correct.But should we cut our head to cure headache.Pray a minute a day for our land
first of all are these group really nigerian?
ReplyDeleteThe evil ones will always evolve new ways of killing for their devilish means.May the wrath and fire of CONSUMING FIRE destroy from the face of the earth if they refuse to repent.Remember many of them are not human beings,they are beasts and monsters.Naija lets continue to pray the enemies of our obodo country-Naija.Naija is our only own COUNTRY.Ajo ko le tabi ile .Thanks.L.A.O
ReplyDeleteOur God shall fight for us and we shall hold our peace.
ReplyDeleteUntil we educate the general public on security matters we will find it very difficult to overcome these blood thirsty hooligans called terrorists. Nma. Enugu
ReplyDeleteGadafi said Nigerian Ethnics should part and people said he vomited evel bt dt's d remedy. D truth's always bitter bt must b told. D earlier, d better
ReplyDeleteis all this politician, but God pass them.
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ReplyDeleteMay God reunite Nigeria. In the name of politics our government have paved way for neighboring countries to come in and turn us to slaves in our own father's land, you cannot sleep with your two eyes closed anymore.Boko haram, Ansaru and which one next? if our government kills all of us, please, who will be left to come out and vote and who will they govern. they should have a rethink and drop their deadly weapons. God bless Nigeria, and let love reign in Nigeria Amen and Amen.
please, let use this medium to beg Governor Fashola to look into IKOTUN AREA very well especially Alake side. for this Bokoharam and ANSARU. MAY god SAVE NIGERIA AND NIGERIANS AMEN.
ReplyDeleteThe Northern Leaders with their terror goups should be ashame of themselves, why dont they accept disintegration, lets break into Northern and Southern Nigeria. Greedy slaves and Baggers of our land- more hunger are coming to u all arabs.
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