Zagazola Dismantles Masara Kim’s False “Jihadist Burial Attack” Narrative in Plateau

By: Zagazola Makama

The latest international media appearance by Plateau-based activist, Masara Kim Usman, has once again exposed how misinformation, emotional propaganda and outright fabrication are being weaponised to inflame Plateau’s communal crisis and falsely portray it as an “Islamic jihadist war” against Christians.
In his now-circulating interview, Masara claimed that armed Fulani jihadists attacked a burial ground during funeral rites in Barkin Ladi while mourners were burying victims of earlier attacks.

According to him, gunmen opened fire from surrounding hills, forcing locals to abandon proper burial rites and hurriedly dump corpses into shallow graves before fleeing for their lives.
He further claimed he personally witnessed someone being shot during the attack and that armed terrorists carrying sophisticated weapons and sniper rifles attempted to massacre mourners.
But there is one major problem with the entire dramatic story: absolutely nobody was killed or injured during the so-called burial attack.
Not one casualty, no one corpse, not one hospital record, not one medical or security report from multiple security agencies and not one single verified victim, except him.

The obvious question therefore remains if hundreds of armed “Fulani jihadists” attacked a crowded burial ceremony with sophisticated rifles and sniper weapons as claimed by Mr Masara, how did nobody die? How did nobody sustain injury? How does a “mass attack” end without a single casualty?

The answer is simple, because the narrative was fabricated and staged to create panic, attract sympathy and push a false genocide narrative to international audiences. Even Masara’s own videos exposed the inconsistencies. The same man claiming he was running for his life under heavy gunfire somehow managed to hold his camera perfectly steady, maintain smooth commentary with british accent, control his breathing, avoid visible distress, remain spotless without sweat or dust, and narrate events calmly like a movie correspondent.
At different times, he claimed he ran two kilometres. Later, the distance mysteriously became five kilometres. Yet throughout the footage, there was no sign of exhaustion, panic or trauma expected from someone supposedly escaping sniper fire and a coordinated terrorist assault.

Troops intensify operations against terrorists in North East, arrest logistics suppliers, recover weapons

By: Zagazola Makama

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), in collaboration with air components and local security stakeholders, have intensified clearance operations in the North East to deny Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists freedom of movement and access to logistics.

Zagazola Makama report that the sustained onslaughts across Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa States have led to the arrest of several logistics suppliers, recovery of weapons and explosive devices, and the neutralisation of insurgents in ambush operations.

In one of the recent breakthroughs, troops in conjunction with members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) arrested two suspected terrorist collaborators at the Biu main market on July 10.

The suspects Isah Abdullahi, 45, and Abdullahi Mohammed, 35, both from Liya village in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State, were intercepted while attempting to collect suspected terrorist-bound supplies delivered from Kano to the Biu Motor Park.

Items recovered from them included a sack containing 13 pairs of military desert boots, 20 high-wattage 9-volt batteries, and five pairs of slippers, all labeled with Isah’s phone number as the recipient.


Similarly, on July 13, troops acting on intelligence and working with the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), arrested a 65-year-old logistics courier, Shaibu Bulama, at the Damasak Motor Park in Mobbar LGA.

Bulama, a native of Alagarno village in Yunusari LGA of Yobe State, was found with a white Toyota pickup truck. The vehicle contained two bags of rice, two cartons of pesticide sprayers, five gallons of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), and other assorted items hidden under the seats.

New Video Footage: Intensified Rivalry Between JAS and ISWAP

By; Zagazola Makama

A video of the jihadist factions, approximately nine minutes long has been circulated by the Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati Wal-Jihad (JAS), commonly known as Boko Haram. Titled "Kill Them Wherever You Locate Them:

A Battle Between the Monotheists and the Infidels Within the Islamic Caliphate," the footage showcases a violent clash between JAS fighters and members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) that occurred from December 23 to 24, 2024.

The confrontations took place in multiple locations, including Toumbun Gini, Toumbun Sale, Mangari, and Metele, within the Abadam Local Government Area (LGA). Zagazola Makama had reported several of these clashes. The video depicts JAS fighters launching an assault on ISWAP camps after emerging from riverine areas aboard various watercraft. While the footage has been edited to focus on the casualties suffered by ISWAP, it also shows some of the weapons seized by JAS fighters during the engagement.

JAS has successfully extended its influence over the northern and central regions of the Lake Chad Basin Region (LCRBA), including the riverine areas of Diffa, Abadam, Kukawa, and Monguno LGAs in Borno State.

The Brave Escape: A Soldier’s Heroic Drive Through an Ambush

By: Zagazola Makama

It was just after dawn when Troops of Sector 1 Dansadau, began their routine patrol along the dusty, narrow road that cut through the dense, unforgiving terrain in the North West of Zamfara.

The road, from Mashayar Zaki area on the Dansadau - Yar Galadima road in Maru LGA, though familiar, was often treacherous. It wound through the outskirts of a notorious area where enemy attacks were a constant threat.

Four Purported Lies of the Day

By: Zagazola Makama

On September 5, several controversial stories made rounds on social media and WhatsApp platforms, each containing false and misleading claims. Here are four major fabrications that were debunked: 1. False Abduction of Sheikh Dr. Bashir Ahmad Sokoto’s FamilyA widely circulated claim suggested that the family of renowned Islamic scholar Sheikh Dr. Bashir Ahmad Sokoto, including his wife, children, stepmother, and sister, were abducted, and that their driver was killed.

Alleged Criminal Activities and Arrest of Bashir Hadejia

By: Zagazola Makama

Social media is replete with this disturbing trend, a report about a figure who allegedly is the sponsor of sponsors; a criminal and several accomplices that need to be put behind bars. Reports indicated an intelligence led mission was conducted and this very figure of questionable character was arrested within the FCT.

What prompted Zagazola Makama is that this particular subject has a lot to unravel about the top notch, the nitty gritty and the alpha on terrorism, proliferation of SALW, money laundry and so on and so forth. What we could find is not only incriminating but serious allegations of disturbing cannons.

Who is BASHIR in Hadejia

Bashir Hadejia, a high-profile individual with connections to influential figures, has been accused of various criminal activities, including treason, subversive activities, transnational crimes, and terrorism. According to unconfirmed reports, he was arrested by Nigerian police for allegedly smuggling large caches of weapons and gold, believed to have been stolen from the Central Bank of Libya. Hadejia is also accused of aiding terrorism and criminality in northern Nigeria, sponsoring protests and attacks, and blackmailing politicians and government officials.

During his interrogation, Hadejia allegedly confessed to sponsoring youths in protests, blackmailing officials, and attacking political party headquarters. He also claimed to have incriminating documents and an international passport, according to the report via DConnectNews dconnectnews.com.ng/2024/08/break Also a Counter report and accusation by one Jackson Ude through X handle said that the Minister of State Defence, Mohammed Bello Matawalle, ordered the abduction of Bashir Hadejia for leaking information aiding the escape of the Governor Yahaya Bello to the media.

The report reads: NAVAL OFFICIALS ABDUCTS BASHIR HADEJIA AFTER POURING WHITE SUBSTANCE ON HIS FACE ON THE ORDERS OF MATAWALLE

Armed Naval officials on Monday evening, stormed the home of Bashir Hadejia, pouring some white substance suspected to be powdered teargas on his face, causing him to be unconscious and thereafter abducted him to an unknown destination on the orders of embattled Minister for State, Defence, Mohammed Bello Matawalle.

Hadejia was a former aide to Matawalle when he served as Governor of Zamfara state. informants told me Matawalle is accusing Hadejia of leaking information about him to me and the media.
Matawalle has been in the storm for aiding the escape of Yahaya Bello, the former Kogi State Governor, to Niger Republic, an allegation he has not personally denied.
The embattled Minister's houses bought with proceeds from corruption were also exposed.
Again, Matawalle has not denied owning those properties either in Niger Republic, Abuja, Egypt, Turkey and Atlanta, the United States,”he said in the report which he shared on X.

However, imply once again the accusation of the Minister of Defence Mohammed Bello Matawalle of ordering Hadejia's abduction for leaking information to the media.

It is believed that Hadejia's connections to influential individuals, including former Governor NSA Andrew Azazi and Minister of Defence Mohammed Bello Matawalle, raise questions about his involvement in criminal activities. His alleged involvement in smuggling gold and weapons, as well as his connections to terrorism and criminality, require further investigation.

The involvement of top government officials in this case means Hadejia could go scott free as to trail these ends means his accomplices should also be called in for questioning.

How Nigerian Troops vanquished rampaging ISWAP terrorists, rescue abducted passengers, recover golf car, tricycle in Yobe

By Zagazola Makama

Nigerian Army troops of Sector 2, Operation Hadin Kai, have vanquished 4 ISWAP terrorists and rescued some abducted passengers in Buni Yadi, Yobe state. Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama, a Counter-Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in the Lake Chad region that the terrorists were neutralized in Lamisuri village, Gujba LGA.

The sources said report was received at about 10am on Friday February 16, 2024 that terrorists riding on a tricycle and motorcycles had hijacked some commuters and abducted some passengers near Yobe state college of Agriculture along the road to Buni Yadi.

A Military patrol team was immediately dispatched to go after the terrorists in the given direction of their escape route to rescue the victims.

ISWAP Kill over 200 Boko Haram terrorists, women, children in Borno

By: Zagazola Makama

No fewer than 200 Boko Haram fighters, women, and children were killed by the Islamic State of the West Africa  Province(ISWAP) in a deadly rival clash in the North East of Gudumbali,Borno. It was gathered that the ISWAP insurgents targeted hundreds of the  Boko Haram terrorists and their families at Choliye village while fleeing ISWAP attacks.

Boko Haram abduct 7 villagers in Borno 

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād, Boko Haram terrorists group have abducted 7 persons in the North Wast of Magumeri. It was gathered that the terrorists stormed the village of Ngamma on Thursday evening and abducted the victims Comprising of 3 men and 4 women at gun point.

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Maiduguri as part of a one-day official visit to Borno.

The presidential jet on Thursday landed at the Nigerian Air Force wing of the Maiduguri International Airport at about 11.45 a.m. President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Maiduguri as part his one-day official visit to Borno to inaugurate a 50-Megawatts Power Plant and other viable projects executed by the state government.

Hundreds of Boko Haram have laid down their arms within the past four days following intensified rival clashes between the two factions.

The intensified onslaught of the @NigAirForce and @HQNigerianArmy had force hundreds of the fighters to leave their camp in Gaizuwa, Bama. About 119 Boko Haram, some with weapons and their families have surrendered themselves to troops of Operation Hadin Kai in May.

Others surrendered through Konduga while others fled through Dikwa to the axis of Lake Chad.

Reliable sources informed that Habib aka Abou Mosab Albarnawy, the IMAM of ISWAP,in company of Top Commanders of the Shura Council have fled the Lake Chad to the axis Mail, Burkina Faso and Somalia, to plead with the ISIS wing to assist the ISWAP in the Lake Chad from collapsing The ISWAP leadership were said to have run out of logistics and fighting equipment following the divastating invasion and destruction of its armoury base in the Lake Chad by Bakoura Doro, the Leader of the Boko Haram.

Other factors included the sustained attacks by MNJTF forces

Boko Haram killed 6 ISWAP terrorists in a Reprisal clashes

By:Zagazola Makama

Atleast six members of the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP), have been killed by their rival Boko Haram group, in a fresh reprisal clash in Burmari village of Konduga Local Government. It was gathered that the Boko Haram who had been at the recieving end, in the long week multiple clashes, ambushed the ISWAP fighters who were determined to decimate them from some of their acclaimed strong holds.

ISWAP Killed 15 Boko Haram Including Abu Zara In A Fresh Clash In Sambisa Forest

By: Zagazola Makama

A  deadly infighting between the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād (Boko Haram) terrorist group and the ISWAP, have left atleast 15 of fighters killed. It was gathered that the ISWAP fighters led by Ba'ana Chingori, attacked the Boko Haram fighters in Gulmari village  in Konduga Local Governments area in Borno state.

Scores of terrorists killed as ISWAP/Boko Haram clash in Borno

By: Zagazola Makama 

Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Boko Haram terrorists have clashed at kuwa Nguro and Ngoldiri village located in the axis of  Timbuktu  triangle in Damboa, Borno State. This was Barely 24 hourz when another rival fight broke out  in the axis of Tumbun Gini when ISWAP attacked some Boko Haram fighters moving towards the axis.

A thread on some Notorious Boko Haram Fighters.

1. Abu Ali 2. Abu Nazir, from Mandara Mountain.

The  Nigeriene Armed Forces (FAN) have apprehended dozen of  individuals in connection with terrorist armed groups in the Lake Chad 
during an Operation in  ALMAHAOU Operational Area. A clash between a unit of the operation and ISWAP terrorists in the  west of BANIBANGOU has led to the recovery of two motorcycles, two (02) AK47-type weapons and arrest of  three persons. In the same area, two individuals in possession of military uniforms were arrested.

10 ISWAP who escaped Boko Haram attack surrender in Niger Republic 

By: Zagazola Makama

Ten ISWAP terrorists, who escaped the Boko Haram attack in Kayowa and Toumbun Gini, in the North East of the Lake Chad have surrendered to the authorities in Tumour in the Republic of Niger. Intelligence Sources told Zagazola Makama, a Counter Insurgency Expert and Security Analysts in Lake Chad that the ISWAP militants, surrendered on  January 10, 2022, due to the fear of battlefield elimination following intensified rival attacks.

NSCDC confirms death of 7 Persons in Bandit attack in Kaduna

By: Zagazola Makama

Seven personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) were ambushed and killed alongside 5 others from a sister security agency and local security service.
@official_NSCDC The personnel who were attached to the Kaduna State Ministry of Mines were ambushed and killed by bandits while on official duty at a mining site in Birnin Gwari LGA of Kaduna State.

Theartre Commander Charges Troops To Remain Resilient

The Theatre Commander (TC) Joint Task Force North East OPHK Maj. Gen. Christopher Musa has called on officers and troops to remain resilient and contribute positively to the fight against insurgency and restoration of peace. He made the call during the Joint Interdenominational Church Service held at Our Lady Queen of Nigeria Catholic Church Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri to commemorate the 2023 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration/ the selfless service/sacrifices of fallen and serving heroes.

ISWAP's Imam Albarnawwy, other Commanders fled as Boko Haram seizes key  bases in Abadam 

By: Zagazola Makama

The Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād terrorists groups,have reportedly seized control of a key bases of the Islamic State of West African Province(ISWAP). This came as a result of the deadly clashes in the North East of the Lake Chad, forcing the IMAM of the ISWAP,Abu Moussab al-Barnawi and other Commanders to fled.