Monday, December 22, 2025 - The Department of State Security (DSS) has arraigned Abdulmalik Abdulmalik Obadaki, the suspected mastermind of the 2012 terror attack on a Deeper Life Bible Church in Otite, near Okene, in Kogi State.
More than 19 worshippers were k!lled in that incident, which
happened on the morning of 7 August 2012.
Three men armed with AK-47 assault rifles opened fire on a
Bible study session of the Deeper Life Bible Church, Otite.
At the end of the attack, fifteen worshippers lay d3ad. Four
others later d!ed from injuries they sustained during the attack.
Several dozens more were injured during the attack believed
to be the handiwork of Ansaru terrorist group.
After the Okene church attack, Obadaki reportedly led a gang
that raided five commercial banks in Uromi, Edo State, killed several persons,
and carted away huge sums of cash.
He, however, was trailed and arrested by security forces and
remanded at the Kuje Prison but escaped shortly during the July 2022 jailbreak
at the Kuje Custodial Centre.
On November 15, 2025, the DSS announced that it had
recaptured the fugitive Ansaru leader.
Six days later, the secret police arraigned Obadaki before
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the federal high court, Abuja, on a six-count
charge bordering on terrorism, conspiracy, aiding attacks, concealment of
information, and escape from lawful custody.
When the charges were read, Obadaki pleaded guilty only to
count six, which relates to escaping from lawful custody.
Justice Abdulmalik adjourned the case to January 26, 2026,
but added that the defendant should remain in the custody of the DSS pending
the next hearing.
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