The Nigerian Army has revealed that it has uncovered a new terrorist group, Jama’atu Nus’ratul-Islami Wal-Muslimina, said to be operating in the North-East of the country.
In a statement issued on its official social media pages, it also vowed to fight the group with
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“advanced technologies.”
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Breaking: ISWAP Media Chief Killed by Troops: Reports available reveal that one Sale Ahmad Sale a. k. a. Baban Hassan the leader of Al-Barnawi Media group killed in a joint operation conducted by the NA and NAF.
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Breaking: ISWAP Media Chief Killed by Troops: Reports available reveal that one Sale Ahmad Sale a. k. a. Baban Hassan the leader of Al-Barnawi Media group killed in a joint operation conducted by the NA and NAF.
The army further said it had also identified the leader of the new group as Abul-Fadl Iyad Gali, adding that the existence of the group “portends grave danger to Nigeria’s national security.”
The statement read in part, “The new leader of Jama’atu Nus’ratul-Islami Wal Muslimina, Abdul-Fadl Lyad Gali, has been identified. The group is a new terrorist group which Ansaru is affiliated to. In the same vein, the identification of the leader of the group would enable the army to target the group effectively using advanced technologies in its arsenal. This is as the existence of group portends grave danger to Nigeria’s national security.
“Reports available reveal that one Sale Ahmad Sale, the leader of Al-Barnawi media group, a faction of Boko Haram, was killed by a joint operation conducted by the army and the air force. The killing of the media leader is indicative of efforts by the army to eliminate key members of the sect. It is worthy to note that the sect is directly affiliated to the Islamic State and has carried out several attacks against troops and civilians in the past.”
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