BREAKING: Terrorists Threaten Retaliatory Attack On Kaduna Community After Troops Kill Two Insurgents, Seize Rifle, N1.6Million

The terrorists accused the community of alerting soldiers, who later ambushed their members during a ransom-collection attempt.

Residents of Ungwan Nungu in Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State are living in fear after terrorists issued fresh threats of revenge attacks following a military operation that left two terrorists dead and led to the recovery of an AK-47 rifle, ammunition, and about N1.6 million.

Multiple community sources told SaharaReporters on Friday that 10 residents, six women and four men, were abducted from their farms on November 29.

The victims were seized while working on their farmlands, a pattern that has become common in the area.

In a Hausa-language voice recording obtained by SaharaReporters, the terrorists accused the community of alerting soldiers, who later ambushed their members during a ransom-collection attempt.

“The voice note is from the other terrorists who are threatening us after two of them were suspected to have been killed,” one community member said.

According to sources, troops intercepted the terrorists on Friday as they attempted to receive ransom payment from relatives of abducted villagers. During the operation, the soldiers reportedly recovered the rifle, one round of 9mm ammunition, and cash believed to be ransom money.

Another resident recounted an earlier attack on a Saturday in Ungwan Nungu where about 15 people, mostly children, were abducted.

“Zuberu Adiga (one of the victims) and four others were later abandoned because they were weak and could not keep up with the terrorists' movement,” the source said.

In the audio, a terrorist was heard vowing that the group would “retaliate” for the loss of their men and their rifle.

“We thank you for what you have done for us. I hope you people want to live peacefully with us,” he said in the audio.

"Is that why you sent soldiers to us? Are you hearing me? I swear to Almighty God; do you know how mighty God is? We have ‘entered the same trousers’ with you. You brought us money and still sent soldiers along.

"Are you hearing me? I swear to God, everything the soldiers did to us, we shall repay you people. If we are still alive, we will definitely retaliate.

"I am telling you this not because I want to listen to whatever you are saying, but so that if something happens one day, you will not say we did not warn you. By God’s grace, we shall retaliate for what they did to us. If you people are still in this community, just wait and see."

He warned that the group would return after regrouping.

The terrorist also claimed the seized AK-47 must be paid for, threatening widespread attacks if the community failed to meet their demand.

He said, “Are you hearing me? From next month, after we have fully prepared, we are coming back, and you will see God’s miracles.

"They took one of our rifles, and because of that rifle only God knows how many lives will be lost. Except they pay us for that missing rifle.

"We have been dealing with you people and the security operatives peacefully.

“But from now on, from the farms to the villages to the roads, including the security operatives, we will be attacking you unless you pay for the rifle the soldiers took from us.

"But if you refuse to pay for the rifle, rest assured no one in your community will live in peace. I swear to God, I give you two months, and you will regret it.”

"Get ready. If you want to pay, you know how to find us. And if you refuse, we will come by ourselves and collect it from you,” he added.

In the same recording, a community representative insisted they had no role in the military operation.

“I swear to God, we did not send soldiers to you. As we promised yesterday, we kept our promise. Why would we send soldiers to you people?

He added that the Nigerian military had confronted the villagers, accusing them of hiding information about ransom negotiations.

"The Nigerian military is angry because yesterday we took money to deliver to you, and we did not inform them. Even today, we refused to tell them anything,” the villager said.

"We did not send anyone to you people. Like I told you, we did not inform anyone. They are blaming us, asking why we are communicating with you people and refusing to let the security operatives know.”

Ungwan Nungu residents now fear the terrorists’ promised retaliation, especially with farmlands, roads, and surrounding settlements named as potential targets.

Despite recent military operations, the community says it remains largely unprotected and vulnerable to further attacks.