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A combined team of security operatives, including members of a vigilance group, has eliminated notorious Lakurawa kingpin Maigemu in Kebbi State.
Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert focused on the Lake Chad region, disclosed this on Friday in a post on his X handle.
Makama said intelligence sources informed him that Maigemu was neutralized on Thursday at Kuncin Baba in Arewa Local Government Area after a fierce gun battle.
This development comes just a week after Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi visited Bagiza and Rausa Kade communities in Arewa Local Government Area to condole with residents over the killing of six people by suspected Lakurawa cattle rustlers.
“During the governor’s visit, he assured the affected communities of immediate security reinforcement and strategic measures to tackle criminal activities in the area.
“Today, his proactive approach has yielded results with the elimination of this kingpin. His corpse is available as evidence,” Makama said, citing intelligence sources.
In other news, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the designation of Finland-based Biafra nation agitator, Simon Ekpa Njoku, and 15 others as terrorism financiers.
Consequently, the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, has listed the indicted Nigerians and certain entities on the Nigeria Sanctions List.
At the Nigeria Sanctions Committee meeting on 6th March 2025, the Nigerian government invoked Section 54 of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, to take action against those indicted for alleged acts of terrorism against the country.
By invoking the Act, the Nigeria Sanctions Committee has been mandated to immediately identify and freeze, without prior notice, all funds, assets, and any other economic resources belonging to the designated individuals, in possession of banks, and report the same to the Sanctions Committee.
Banks and other financial institutions are required to report to the Sanctions Committee any assets frozen or actions taken in compliance with the prohibition requirements and to immediately file a Suspicious Transactions Report to the NFIU for further analysis of the financial activities of such individuals or entities.
