Both the Islamic-state linked insurgency known as Boko Haram and the Ansaru terror group have merged with bandit gangs in Nigeria’s northern states close to the nation’s capital, The Epoch Times has learned. This alliance threatens to worsen the violence afflicting this African nation. Cooperation between bandits and Boko Haram terrorists in the state of Kaduna was reported by controversial Sheik and kidnapping mediator Ahmad Gumi on Sunday when he summarized hostage releases in four different mass kidnappings of students since December 2020. The abduction of 22 students from Greenfield University on April 17 remains in a state of negotiation after five of the students have been murdered and one released as a result of a ransom negotiation with some of the parents. “The Greenfield abduction is unique because for the first time we saw a cooperation between some bandits and Boko Haram elements which confirm that Boko Haram are …