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With Boko Haram still alive, new terrorist group springs up in North-East- Army
The Nigerian Army said it has discovered a new terrorist group operating in the Northeast geopolitical zone.
The Army, in a Facebook post, gave the names of the new group as Jama’atu Nus’ratul-Islami Wal-Muslimina, vowing to fight the group with “advanced technologies.”
The Army also said it had 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 Army further said that its troops killed an Islamic State of West Africa Province media chief, Sale Ahmad, also known as Baban Hassan, in a joint operation with the Nigerian Air Force.
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ISWAP, a faction of Boko Haram, is believed to be directly affiliated to the Islamic State and has attacked military troops and civilians in recent times.
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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