Security service organizations including the Department of State Service (DSS) have identified an Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) network operating within some North Central and South-South sections of the country. Garba Shehu Newsmen report that this information is contained in a security report submitted to President Muhammadu Buhari recently by the affected security service outfits.

The report indicated that ISWA network was using foreign terrorists and recruiting young men to fight and kill innocent persons ostensibly to exacerbate tensions along the county’s ethnic, religious and regional fault lines. According to a Presidency source, this discovery was made following the arrest of several suspected attackers made up Fulani herdsmen, government-sponsored militias, militants and other miscreants in Benue Sate.

The source revealed that among those in custody were many who spoke none of the languages native to Nigeria but the French language. “”This is the first time that security officials have confirmed that the Islamic State in West Africa members are operating as a unit in Nigeria and the level of their penetration of the country,’’ the source added.

The source further revealed that a “good number”of the Islamic State terrorists had been arrested not only in the Benue valley but significantly in several towns in Edo, specifically in Akoko-Edo, Okpella and Benin as well as in Okene, in Kogi. “”It is understood that the cell, which has members in different parts of the country concentrates on recruiting young men to fight for the Islamic State in West Africa by unleashing the cold-blooded murder of innocent citizens. “”There was intelligence that they had planned several attacks here, before and during Christmas and the New Year. Their bombing targets included fuel depots, foreign missions and police and military establishments. “”Their network is very wide. But so much was achieved by the DSS which had made a significant number of arrests in the last two months that helped to preempt those attacks. “”This helped to save Nigeria from the spate of major terrorist attacks witnessed elsewhere that were syndicated by ISIS worldwide,’’ the source maintained.

Newsmen gathered that the reports submitted to the presidency had also revealed that security officials now fear an influx of other ISIS members into many parts of the country. “We are learning more and more about this complex and sophisticated network. “”This is the main reason why the secret service is not parading those suspects so far arrested. It has become clear to us by now, that the challenge facing this country is a serious one.”

When contacted, Presidency Spokesman, Garba Shehu confirmed that President Muhammadu Buhari had been receiving what he described as “report upon report on the situation in Benue and other states”. According to him, the DSS has recorded a lot of success lately but said he had not been briefed on any of those reports. NAN

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/01/presidency-raises-alarm-influx-foreign-terrorists-benue-states/

Which kind wahala be this...?

Hope these people no wan use style to shift focus from the killer herdsmen sponsored by the elites to ISWA...?

Story.Then send army to shoot them all.Or put your beloved grazing on suspension or better still do operation hyena.

Nonsense!!so that we will think it's not the Fulani men.

This government lie pass devil..!!!

GOOD MOVE

this administration is been run from Saudi Arabia. the DSS is not even ashamed external terrorist is operating inside nigeria. thats means no one is safe. if the FBI should release this type of intelligence there would have already be state of emergency and shut down every activity to crack down the terrorist.

this look very childish. how come the Hausa Fulani is pressing for colony if its external terrorist. the security agents have disappoint Nigerians, there is absolutely no security in the country. chai this government is more clueless than i thought.

Mayetti Allah said the attacks were as a result of reprisals.... They even threatened the people and government of benue state about the grazing laws indicating more future attacks...

It's so lame and late for the daura secret service to divert people's attention from the obvious at this point in time..

They should look for another lie
This one cannot fly

Buhari's regime could have won the most comical regime on earth, except there is nothing funny in a President colluding with terrorist organization to cleanse peoples villages just to annex their land for fulani cattle.

Chai,

We don enter one chance...

Only a matter of time before we implode...