Nigeria: ISIS, Al Qaeda Penetrating Northwest, Seek to Expand Into South, U.S. Warns Nigeria

5 August 2020

United States has warned that ISIS and al-Qaida are penetrating Northwest and looking to expand further south into the littoral areas of Nigeria.

The Commander of US Special Operations Command Africa, Major General Davin Anderson, raised the alarm during a digital briefing on US efforts to combat terrorism in Africa during COVID.

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