Terrorists Assembling Calibre Weapons To Attack Katsina, Lagos – NSCDC

By Oladosu Oluwagbenga 

The Katsina state of the President Muhammadu Buhari, as well as Lagos and the Federal Capital Territory have all been targeted in a premeditated attack, according to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.

According to information gathered by the NSCDC, the terrorist organizations Boko Haram and Islamic State for West Africa Province have organized their fighters and prepared themselves with lethal weapons like anti-aircraft guns and general-purpose machine guns among others in anticipation of an attack on the state from which the country’s president is originally from.

These were mentioned in a leaked paper with the date July 25 and an address to all commands, which our correspondent saw on Tuesday.

The report titled, “Re: Heightened plots by terrorists to stage coordinated attacks in parts of the country” was signed by the Deputy Commandant General Controller in charge of Operations, DD Mungadi.

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.”

The report also hinted at other attacks by bandits groups in Lagos, Federal Capital Territory, Kaduna, and Zamfara states.

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It added that the Commandant General had directed the state Commandants to put up measures to avert the attacks.

“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.

When contacted for reactions, the spokesperson of the NSDC, Shola Odumosu, promised to get back to our correspondent but he was yet to do so at the time of filing this report.