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Boko Haram wants to free 50 women, kids out of 416 abducted in Borno, says others are scattered
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A faction of Boko Haram, identified as Jama’atu Ahlis-Sunna Lidda’Awati Wal-Jihad (JAS), has agreed to release 50 women and children from a group of 416 abducted victims following intense negotiations and mediation efforts by the Borno South Youth Alliance (BOSYA).
However, the insurgents warned that the process may be severely hindered, claiming the captives have already been dispersed across distant locations.
In a voice note obtained, a representative of the terrorist group, speaking in Hausa, disclosed that gathering the women and children for release would be extremely difficult due to their current dispersion.
According to the Boko Haram representative, “All of the women have been scattered, it will be hard to see two women in the same place.”
“Before we can gather them is another work on its own. Since the ultimatum we gave them has elapsed, there is no talk again,” he said.
“Before we can gather them in one place is a work. I don’t have time to gather them right now. Some of the women were taken far away, close to 200 kilometres. How can I gather such people?”
Speaking with the media on Tuesday evening, BOSYA President, Samaila Ibrahim Kaigam, confirmed that negotiations had yielded a conditional agreement for the release of 50 victims.
“We wish to inform Nigerians and Southern Borno indigenes that, through sustained, careful, and extensive discussions and mediation over the past weeks, JAS (Boko Haram) has agreed to a proposed arrangement for the possible release of 50 women and children,” Kaigam said.
He commended the role of the Nigerian Army, noting that their efforts stood out amid insufficient commitment from political officeholders.
“We sincerely commend the efforts of the Nigerian Army, who, from all indications, have shown persistence and commitment more than many political figures in working toward the freedom of these hostages,” he added.
Kaigam outlined the proposed terms of release, stating that families of the victims and well-wishers are expected to contribute an unspecified amount of money toward securing the victims’ freedom.
“Families of victims and well-wishers will contribute a certain amount of money (not specifically fixed). Once donations are gathered, the available amount will be presented. If the leadership is pleased with the effort, they will release the 50 hostages,” he explained.
He further stated that contributors would have their names documented alongside their relatives who would be prioritised among those to be released.
“It was further stated that this arrangement was approved by their leadership (Imams) as a form of recognition of the efforts made by BOSYA, acknowledging that BOSYA has put in more effort than elected political figures representing the state, Southern Borno zone, constituencies, and local governments in pushing for the freedom of the victims,” Kaigam said.
He added that the new arrangement represents a significant reduction from the group’s earlier demand of ₦5 billion.
However, the insurgents reportedly issued a warning regarding the fate of the remaining captives.
According to BOSYA, the group indicated that after the release of the 50 women and children, the status of the others may remain uncertain.
“They stated that after the release of the 50 women and children, the fate of the remaining captives may not be certain, citing delays in negotiations and what they described as a lack of seriousness from the government in securing the release of the victims,” Kaigam disclosed.
“According to them, those they can keep will be kept, while those they cannot may face execution, with such acts possibly recorded and shared.”
BOSYA has therefore called on Nigerians, particularly indigenes of Southern Borno State, as well as the international community, to urgently support efforts aimed at securing the release of the victims.
“We therefore call on the general public of Nigeria, Southern Borno indigenes, and the international community to please contribute and support efforts toward securing the release of these 50 women and children, whom we hope to receive safely with full public accountability,” Kaigam appealed.
The group also revealed that the insurgents had earlier issued a five-day ultimatum before dispersing the captives to unknown destinations outside Nigeria, a deadline which has now reportedly elapsed—further complicating rescue efforts and heightening fears for the safety of those still in captivity.
Previously, SaharaReporters reported that Boko Haram declared that the 72-hour ultimatum it issued to the Nigerian government had expired, warning that it was now prepared to begin the execution of 416 women and children held captive in Goshe, Borno State.
In a video obtained , a spokesperson for the group, speaking in Hausa, announced that all negotiations had collapsed, insisting that “there is no more discussion.”
The terrorist, who identified the group as operating under the leadership of Imam Abu Umaima Al-Muhajir, issued a series of threats directed at the Nigerian authorities, while also mocking government efforts and dismissing ransom discussions.
“We are Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal Jihad, under the leadership of Imam Abu Umaima Al-Muhajir. Today, Saturday, the 25th of April, 2026, we declare what we describe as a victory,” the spokesperson said.
“We are sending this new message to the Nigerian government. First of all, we extend our apologies to our Imam. Imam Abu Umaima, we ask for your forgiveness, as well as from our leader here, Abu Sumayya. All of us remain under the leadership of Imam Abu Umaima.”
The spokesperson stressed that the group’s patience had run out.
A late-night fire has destroyed six houses, several shops and storage facilities at Kofar Wanbai Market in Kano State, with property worth millions of naira reportedly lost.
The fire broke out at about 9:43pm on Friday in the Babban Layi, Yan Robobi section of the market, according to the Kano State Fire Service.
The agency’s Public Relations Officer, Saminu Abdullahi, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Saturday.
He said a distress call from a Principal Fire Superintendent, Usman Idris Fagge, prompted the immediate deployment of firefighting teams from the state headquarters and stations at Rijiyar Zaki, Sabon Gari, Government House and Bompai.
Abdullahi said firefighters arrived to find the blaze had engulfed parts of a two-storey building measuring about 120 by 125 feet and used mainly as plastic shops and storage facilities.
He identified the affected houses as Gidan Alhaji Sani, Gidan Sani Muhammad, Gidan Alhaji Kwa Kwa, Gidan Alhaji Shafi’u and Gidan Alhaji Sulaiman.
According to him, the fire started on the upper floor before spreading to two shops on the ground floor, two on the first floor, six permanent stores and four temporary units on the top floor.
Firefighters eventually brought the inferno under control and prevented it from spreading to adjoining sections of the busy market.
Preliminary findings by the fire service indicated that the blaze was caused by a faulty solar system installation.
The Director of the Kano State Fire Service, Sani Anas, urged traders and residents to observe fire safety measures, install smoke detectors and ensure that functional fire extinguishers are available in commercial and residential premises.
A Kaduna-based man, Nasiru Musa Idris, has accused Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi of allegedly keeping his Moroccan wife away from him for about 11 months after he took her to the cleric for counselling.
Idris made the allegation in an interview with RFI Hausa, claiming he took his wife to Gumi after the cleric requested to counsel her because she was young.
According to him, his wife stopped responding to his calls after the meeting, while attempts to have security agencies investigate the matter were allegedly frustrated.
“For 11 months now, my wife has been in his hands through injustice and ill-treatment. He has no relationship with her; she had never known him. The only place they knew each other was through me,” Idris alleged.
Gumi, however, has denied the allegation, insisting that the Moroccan woman had already left Nigeria and was in Morocco with her parents.
The cleric, who declined to provide further details because the matter is before a court, also threatened to sue Idris for defamation.
“But I will take him to court for defamation against me. As for the issue of the girl, she has already left Nigeria and she is in Morocco happily with her parents,” Gumi said.
Idris said he first met Gumi at a pharmacy on Isa Kaita Road in Kaduna while he was with members of his family and later introduced his Moroccan wife to the cleric.
He said his wife had no prior connection with anyone in Nigeria before he travelled to Morocco to marry her, adding that the marriage was conducted with the approval of her parents and relevant authorities.
“The Moroccan girl had never known anyone in Nigeria and nobody knew her except through me. I went to seek her hand in marriage in her country, and we had an engagement with the approval of the embassy and the approval of her parents,” he said.
The dispute, according to Idris, escalated after Gumi allegedly asked him to obtain another marriage certificate from a Sharia Court despite the couple already having marriage documents issued in Morocco and Nigeria.
“I told him that I did not agree with the marriage certificate he told me to obtain. Later, he went to the Sharia Court in Malali and asked them to issue one to him,” Idris alleged.
He said he submitted several documents supporting the marriage, including papers from Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Nigerian embassy in Morocco, alongside other documents and a police character report.
Idris further alleged that Gumi later sought the dissolution of the marriage and interfered with efforts by security agencies to investigate the matter.
He urged the cleric to honour a police invitation and submit himself to questioning.
“My complaint is that he should come forward and answer the invitation of the police so that an investigation can be conducted. If he is right, there is nothing stopping him from going to the authorities to clear his name,” he said.
Idris also rejected claims that his wife’s mother travelled to Nigeria and took her daughter back to Morocco.
He maintained that he personally processed the documents that enabled his wife to travel to Nigeria, insisting that he only took her to Gumi because he trusted the cleric and believed he was seeking to help the young woman.
“Because I trusted him, I took her there. From then on, whenever I called, she did not answer the phone,” he alleged.
Meanwhile, Malam Nasiru Ayuba, popularly known as Dan Agaji, chairman of the Volunteers of Sultan Bello Mosque, Kaduna, and Gumi’s personal assistant on special assignment, denied that the cleric kept Idris’ wife in his house.
“The allegation that Malam kept his wife in his house is not true. It was the woman herself who went to Malam to ask him for help,” Ayuba said.
He claimed that the Moroccan woman approached Gumi over a personal matter and sought his intervention, after which the cleric took the matter to court.
“She brought the matter herself because she knew what she was going through. Th
Today sons and daughters of Ikwerre LGA in Port Harcourt held a civic reception in his honour.
The message was as they declare that on election day, before 11 am, Rotimi Amaechi will tell his people to boycott the election because he knows there’s no way he’ll defeat us. If he wins his village, Ubima, then he has won the election. That’s if he will win his own polling unit.
Watch below:
Fire Guts Kano Market, Destroys Six Houses, Shops, Warehouses
Moroccan Wife Has Been Away From Me for 11 Months — Husband Accuses Sheikh Gumi
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