Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaMilitary Captures Terrorist Kingpin Behind Gamboru Mosque Bombing
The Nigerian Army’s Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), the Joint Task Force responsible for counter‑terrorism operations in the North‑East, has identified Shariff Umar as the principal coordinator of recent suicide bombing attacks in the region, the military said on Saturday. The breakthrough followed an intelligence‑led cordon‑and‑search operations conducted on 31 December 2025 in the Kalmari area of Maiduguri, Borno State, during which 14 suspects linked to suicide bombing activities were arrested, the military’s Media Information Officer,...









