Large detachments of the “Islamic State in West Africa” (ISWAP) terrorist organization are being transferred via Niger to Lake Chad and Nigeria’s northwestern borders. This was reported by the Nigerian newspaper Daily Confidenceciting sources led by the country’s military intelligence.
According to sources, militants are advancing from their bases in remote areas of the Sahel towards the Nigerian border, fearing an invasion of Niger by the armed forces of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). That’s why terrorists are building new strongholds on the shores of Lake Chad. Residents of some border states in Nigeria have already been attacked by militants.
The newspaper states that the situation in the northwestern regions of the country has escalated after the rebels who came to power in neighboring Niger decided to abandon the composition of the mixed multinational counter-terrorism forces, according to other sources from Nigeria’s power structures. In Nigeria, the extremist group was formed to oppose the countries of the region against Boko Haram.
The African Union Peace and Security Council (CPS) refused From the possible use of force against the rebels in Niger.
Former leader of the rebels estimated “Massacre and chaos” under foreign intervention in Niger.