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Jihadists linked to an Islamic State insurgency group have registered their presence in Yobe State, despite claims from the Nigeria Army that the state is free of terrorists.

Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists Thursday dropped leaflets in Buni Gari region of the state threatening to attack security officials in the region. ISWAP is a splinter group of Boko Haram.

The leaflets, written in Hausa and sighted by Global Sentinel, feature the black flag of ISIS and titled “Message From Jundul Khialifa To People of Buni Gari” – from its English translation.

The identity and origin of those that distributed the leaflets cannot be independently verified by The Guardian.


“You have been catching our brothers and killing them, unfortunately, we don’t target you with our weapons,” the leaflets read.

“Our war is against the government and it’s official (soldiers and police and vigilante and all those that assist them in fighting us in anyway) anyone that is in this category, then he knows we will kill him if we get an advantage on him.

“If you want to live in peace like you are living, then take your hands off us,” it said.

The leaflet, however, is contrary to claims by the Nigerian Army that the state is terrorism-free.

Despite arm fortifications, insurgents continue to launch attacks in the region. In fact, the South Africa-based Institute for Security Studies recently reported that the terrorists are extending its reach from north-east Nigeria into the country’s north-west.

It added that the terrorists are taking advantage of old and new local conflicts and insecurities to further embed themselves in the area through violent extremism.

Since January 2019 thousands of people in the north-west states of Kaduna, Katsina, Sokoto and Zamfara have been killed or injured. Others have lost their livelihoods. At least about 23,000 persons have been displaced and dozens have been abducted for ransom, nurturing an economy of violence, ISS Africa reported.

Communities in the north-west and north-central Nigeria, lacking state protection, are becoming increasingly vulnerable to the converging threats.

Boko Haram launched a bloody insurgency in 2009 in northeastern Nigeria but it later spread to neighbouring Niger, Chad and Cameroon, prompting a military response.

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says more than 30,000 people have been killed and nearly 3 million displaced in the decade of Boko Haram’s terrorist activities in Nigeria.

Violence committed by Boko Haram has affected some 26 million people in the Lake Chad region and displaced 2.6 million others, according to the UN Refugee Agency.

The United Nations last Friday said 10.6 million out of the 13 million people in the conflict-ravaged states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe would need humanitarian assistance this year.

It said the figures represented a 50-per cent increase since last year and the highest tally since the beginning of the joint humanitarian response five years ago.

By Timileyin Omilana
21 August 2020

© 2020 Guardian Newspapers

Good, let them Start from the state government

IamWonderful:
Good, let them Start from the state government

You see how you are exposing your bitter self.

I hope you don't have a family there?

And when your type are speaking against the government, one would think it's because you love your country. Apparently, masochists like you get your orgasm from negative occurrences.

The Nigeria army should put an end to this...but no,they are so incompetent,celebrating false victories..

isn't this the same Yobe state that a certain zombie posted on how developed it is with maximum security and the latest housing estates built by FG

RudyNerdy:
isn't this the same Yobe state that a certain zombie posted on how developed it is with maximum security and the latest housing estates built by FG

And because there's a security threat, then it means there's no development there.

Officialgarri:
And because there's a security threat, then it means there's no development there.

what's the essence of FG building housing estates when insecurity is about to ravage the state and many of the residents would be displaced of their beautiful houses when the insurgents invade

Officialgarri:
You see how you are exposing your bitter self.

Exposing? probably you are ignorant of the power play in Nigeria, it if fine when common man die from explosive that tears him apart, but when Buhari son had an accident all available medical care was giving to him, even he became the problem of all Nigerians, top ranking people are responsible for this terrorism of a thing, see how Chad dealt with them but Nigerian Army military officers are using it to cash out

IamWonderful:
Exposing? probably you are ignorant of the powe play in Nigeria, it if fine when come man die from explosive that tears him apart, but when Buhari son had an accident all available medical care was giving to him, even he became the problem of all Nigerians, top ranking people are responsible for this terrorism of a thing, see how Chad dealt with them but Nigerian Army military officers are using it to cash out

And how does all these long thing you typed justify your support for the evil that may consume a thousand people?


Well, this was 5 years ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfdZEiThygM

Officialgarri:
And how does all these long thing you typed justify your support for the evil that may consume a thousand people?

Well, you have right to your opinion, you are free to twist it to whatever you like. Salaam

Buhari seems only concerned about taming the church by making a law that gives nonbelievers power to ground church operation based on their perception of threat to vague & undefined "public interest".

Just imagine BH terrorists having the audacity to distribute these leaflets yet the DSS will never have Intel on them in order to contain the threat.

Same ISWAP-affiliated BH terrorists the government have been granting amnesty & state pardon to.Terrorists are in government and power.

Officialgarri:
And how does all these long thing you typed justify your support for the evil that may consume a thousand people?


Well, this was 5 years ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfdZEiThygM

Oga use that thing.

Not again

The should not forget that they gave MURIC some money, so the should do some of their work in Osun and Oyo. The should not allow that huge money to go like that