Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has raised concern over the emergence of a brand new terrorist group often known as Wulowulo in north-central Nigeria, warning that the group is reportedly a splinter faction of Boko Haram.
Talking throughout an expanded safety assembly in Lafia, the governor mentioned intelligence studies point out that the group has begun working in elements of the North-Central area, notably Kwara State.
He urged safety companies to behave swiftly to forestall the unfold of extremist actions into Nasarawa.
“As you might be conscious, this new group of Wulowulo, which is a splinter group of Boko Haram, is starting to floor within the North Central zone,” Sule mentioned. “We have to be certain that we take sure steps to not permit it, not less than, to come back into our state.”
Sule additionally expressed concern over the actions of one other group, Lakurawa, which he mentioned was initially energetic in Kebbi and Sokoto States however has lately turn into extra distinguished in Kwara. He warned that the growth of such teams posed a possible menace to neighbouring states.
The governor directed the police and the State Safety Service to launch a full-scale investigation into latest killings in Kokona Native Authorities Space, the place seven individuals have been reportedly killed in a violent conflict between the Mada and Ninzom communities over a land dispute in Ndama village.
Sule additional decried the rising instances of abduction in Lafia and Karu native authorities areas, urging safety operatives to accentuate patrols and undertake new methods to curb kidnapping and violent crime.
Nigeria continues to grapple with overlapping safety crises, together with Islamist insurgency, rural banditry, and communal violence, which have left 1000’s useless and displaced hundreds of thousands throughout the nation’s northern and central areas.
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