Nigeria: Govt Confirms Presence of ISWAP, Boko Haram in Niger State

24 November 2021

Minna — Niger State Government has confirmed the presence of members of the Islamic State of West Africa (ISWAP), and the dreaded Boko Haram elements in some parts of the state. Government said the ISWAP members have already set up their camp in Babana in the Borgu Local Government Area of the state while the Boko Haram elements are now in communities in Shiroro LGA.

The Secretary to the State Government (SSG) Alhaji Ibrahim Ahmed Matane, who confirmed this while briefing newsmen on the security situation in the state yesterday, said the ISWAP elements are operating in the periphery of Nigeria and Benin Republic specifically in the areas of the Kainji National park.

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