Terrorists assembling weapons to attack Lagos, Abuja, Katsina – NSCDC

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has stated that Boko Haram and Islamic State for West Africa Province terrorists have mobilised their fighters on a planned attack on the President Muhammadu Buhari’s state, Katsina, Lagos, Federal Capital Territory, among others.

The NSCDC who say that it disclosed this from the intelligence gathered  said the terrorists had equipped themselves with dangerous weapons like Anti-aircraft guns, general purpose machine guns, among others, in preparation for the attack on the state which the president of the country hails from.

These were contained in a leaked report titled, “Re: Heightened plots by terrorists to stage coordinated attacks in parts of the country” signed by the Deputy Commandant General Controller in charge of Operations, DD Mungadi and addressed to all commands dated July 25 on Tuesday.

The report that also hinted at other attacks by bandits groups in Lagos, Federal Capital Territory, Kaduna, and Zamfara states, added that the Commandant General had directed the state Commandants to put up measures to avert the attacks.

It read, “We have received credible intelligence that Boko-Haram and the ISWAP terrorist groups have mobilised fighters and high calibre weapons particularly Rocket-propelled Grenade launchers, Anti-Aircraft guns, and General Purpose Machine Guns which they intend to deploy for the offensive in Katsina State.

“In another development, two separate bandits groups are plotting coordinated attacks on North-West, North Central and South West (Katsina, Zamfara, Kaduna, Kogi, FCT and Lagos respectively).

“Consequently, the Commandant General has directed you to scale up deployment in all strategic places including Schools, Worship Centres, and Critical National Assets in your respective states, to checkmate any possible threats by these criminal elements. Please treat as urgent,” the report added.