BOKO HARAM, ISWAP PLOTTING ATTACKS ON KATSINA, LAGOS AMONG OTHER STATES – NSCDC
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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has raised the alarm over a planned attack on Katsina state, as well as Lagos, Federal Capital Territory, among others.
According to intelligence obtained by the NSCDC, Boko Haram and the Islamic State for West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorist groups have planned an attack on the state from which the country’s president hails from by mobilising their fighters and arming themselves with lethal weapons like anti-aircraft guns and general-purpose machine guns, among other things.
These were contained in a leaked report issued signed by the Deputy Commandant General Controller in charge of Operations, DD Mungadi and dated July 25, directed to all commands across the country.
The report was titled, “Re: Heightened plots by terrorists to stage coordinated attacks in parts of the country.”
And it reads, “We have received credible intelligence that Boko-Haram and the ISWAP terrorist groups have mobilised fighters and high calibre weapons particularly Rocket-propelled Grenade launchers, Anti-Aircraft guns, and General Purpose Machine Guns which they intend to deploy for the offensive in Katsina State.”
The report also hinted at other attacks by bandits groups in Lagos, Federal Capital Territory, Kaduna, and Zamfara states.
“In another development, two separate bandits groups are plotting coordinated attacks on North-West, North Central and South West (Katsina, Zamfara, Kaduna, Kogi, FCT and Lagos respectively).
“Consequently, the Commandant General has directed you to scale up deployment in all strategic places including Schools, Worship Centres, and Critical National Assets in your respective states, to checkmate any possible threats by these criminal elements. Please treat as urgent,” the report added.
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