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Ahmed Calls for Concerted Military Effort to Dismantle Lakurawa’s Operational Base

by Nwabuko

By Our Correspondent

As a new terrorist organisation rears its ugly head to add to the insecuriry in the country, Bashir Ahmed @BashirAhmaad has called for joint military operation between Nigeria and Niger to urgently dismantle their base and their operational networks.

While making the call on Sunday via his X account, Ahmed said that the newly emerged Lakurawa, a terrorist group allegedly composed of individuals from Mali, Chad, Libya, Niger, and Burkina Faso, terrorizing villages on the Nigeria-Niger border in Sokoto should be entirely condemned by all. Adding that Security forces from Nigeria and Niger should form a joint operation to urgently dismantle their base and their operational networks.

He further stated that we should all support and trust our authorities while mercilessly dealing with this new threat.

Precise Post recalls that recently, Nigerian Defence Headquarters confirmed the presence of a new terrorist group, ‘Lukarawas,’ that has started infiltrating the Northwest region, intensifying the insecurity already faced by local residents.

This was disclosed by Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, the Director of Defence Media Operations, during a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday, 7th November 2024.

Maj.-Gen. Buba explained that the ‘Lukarawas’ group began operating in northern Nigeria following the recent political instability in the Republic of Niger.

The coup in Niger led to a breakdown of security cooperation between Nigerian and Nigerien forces, allowing the Lukarawas group to exploit border weaknesses.

“The terrorists took advantage of the gaps in cooperation between both countries and exploited difficult terrains to make incursions in remote areas in some Northwestern states to spread their ideology,” Buba stated.

According to him, these incursions have primarily impacted northern Sokoto and Kebbi states, where the group entered from the Niger Republic and Mali axis.

Buba further revealed that local communities initially offered support to the Lukarawas group, mistakenly believing it had peaceful intentions.

“The group was accommodated by the locals who initially thought that the group meant well for them,” he noted. However, this assistance unintentionally facilitated the group’s establishment in these areas.

In response to this Buba noted that the Nigerian military has intensified Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) operations to locate and neutralize the group’s members.

The Defence Headquarters pointed out that the Lukarawas group is exploiting vast, under-governed territories in Northwest Nigeria to evade detection and engage in activities that threaten local populations.

“The terror group has continued to take advantage of the vast under-governed areas to hide and evade troops as well as harass the locals,” Maj.-Gen. Buba explained.

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