The alert by Defence Headquarters (DHQ) of a new terror group, the Lukarawa in Sokoto and Kebbi states would seem a fresh dimension to the metastasising insecurity in the country.

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Lukarawa, according to the don, is a Malian-based group known in the Sahel as Jama’atu Muslimina with members cutting across different tribes ...

Nigeria describes Lakurawa as a new terror group. It is not. It’s been operating along the Nigeria-Niger border since 1999, ...

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Recently, the media was awash with the news of the emergence of Lakurawa, a new terrorist group, in the North-West of ...

In the North-west, only Kano and Jigawa states are safe and secure, while the other five states – Kaduna, Katsina, Sokoto ...

Gen. Edward Buba, the group with roots in Niger and Mali, reportedly gained a foothold in Sokoto and Kebbi States by cashing in on the total breakdown of the joint border cooperation between Nigeria ...

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Share The political and security vacuum left by Niger’s instability made it easier for the Lakurawas to recruit from the ...

Conflict and climate change have blighted the Lake Chad Basin area of Africa, impacting Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria.