Tag: ISIS

Insecurity; Over 200 ISIS terrorists reportedly arrive in Nigeria – Report

Aminu Imam

Over 200 terrorists operating under the Islamic State of Iraq have already arrived in Nigeria from Libya and Syria, according to reports. They will be providing logistic support to the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists to carry out more attacks. According to a video released by ISIS’s West Africa Province calls for attacks on Jews, Christians and ‘those who desert Islam’. The video also warns Nigerian soldiers, calling on them to cease their actions and join the ranks of ISIS. The 17-minute video includes documentation of attacks carried…

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DHQ says US alarm on ISIS, Al-Qaeda infiltration of W/Africa not new

Ishaku Yohanna

The Defence Headquarters has said that the reported activities of the Islamic State and Al-Qaeda terrorist groups in West Africa is not new. It stated that the Nigerian security forces were conscious of their operations and had been working to contain them. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. John Enenche, said this at a briefing in Abuja on Thursday while reacting to the warning by the Commander, United States Special Operations Command Africa, Maj. Gen. Dagvin Anderson, on Tuesday. He stated that the commander’s alert was merely a call…

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