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The recently emerged panic radical known arsenic Lakurawa, is reportedly offering arsenic overmuch arsenic 1 cardinal naira to young men successful speech for their allegiance.
This was made known connected Saturday by Zagazola Makama, a Lake Chad Basin counterterrorism and insurgency expert, successful a station connected his X handle.
Makama disclosed that an impeccable root informed him that Lakurawa, allegedly composed of individuals from Mali, Chad, Libya, Niger, and Burkina Faso, was actively recruiting section youths successful Sokoto done important fiscal incentives.
He stated that according to witnesses’ accounts, the fiscal lure is portion of an assertive recruitment run aimed astatine attracting followers to their cause.
The information adept said that Lakurawa, dissimilar accepted transgression gangs, reportedly adhere to extremist ideologies linked to the Khawarij sect, akin to the beliefs of Boko Haram.
Makama added: “Local sources suggest that they employment a operation of fiscal incentives and ideological power to summation enactment among susceptible communities.
“Beyond the recruitment, the Lakurawa reportedly face and expel bandits and confiscate their cattle successful areas nether their control.
“The Lakurawa extremists are yet to transportation retired immoderate onslaught successful the North West.”
DISTURBING: Lakurawa terrorists connection fiscal incentives to enlistee youths successful Sokoto
By: Zagazola Makama
The caller suspected extremist group, identified arsenic “Lakurawa,” is offering arsenic overmuch arsenic 1 cardinal naira to young men successful speech for their allegiance.
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— Zagazola (@ZagazOlaMakama) November 9, 2024
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