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The Department of State Services (DSS) and the Police have been urged to be on alert following the report of the plan by the dreaded terror group, Al-Qaeda to invade the
North western part of the country.
The Al-Qaeda group founded
in 1988 is an extremist organisation that has been designed as a terrorist group by the United Nations Security Council, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the European Union, the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, India, and various other countries.
in 1988 is an extremist organisation that has been designed as a terrorist group by the United Nations Security Council, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the European Union, the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, India, and various other countries.
The group was responsible for 1998 United States embassy bombings, the September 11 attacks, the 2002 Bali bombings and many other attacks.
The United States government had over the weekend warned that the group were seizing on Africa’s unsuccessful maintenance of the Covid-19 pandemic to advance their goals in Nigeria and other African countries.
The Coalition Against Terrorism in Nigeria (CATN) organisation has warned Nigerians to be vigilant and avoid promoting attempts by some individuals or groups to give rise to noxious propaganda at this time the military “has shoved these terrorists to obscure parts of the north.”
Speaking on behalf of the group, Barr. Abdulmalik Alfa said all hands must be on deck to compliment the efforts of the military. According to him, the police, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, DSS and other stakeholders have vital roles to play in supporting the troops.
“We consequently wish to state that there is an urgent need for other critical stakeholders to join hands with the Nigerian Military by extending support in areas necessary towards addressing the threats posed by the Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorist group in the country.
” We wish to state that the Nigerian Police Force, as well as the DSS, have the responsibility of ensuring that they secure areas that have been cleared of Boko Haram terrorists because the operations of the Nigerian Army is mobile and not stationary. After liberating communities of Boko Haram elements, it is expected that the security of these communities automatically rests on their shoulders. ”
CATN urged the international community to render assistance to Nigeria due to the country’s strategic importance in the African region and among the amity of nations.
It also advised the US and others to adopt “proper channels of sharing Intel with the security agencies in Nigeria rather than going public as this would go a long way in ensuring that Nigerian citizens do not panic unnecessarily given the sensitivity of such information and the impact it would have on the psychological wellbeing of Nigerians.”
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