Nigeria Military reacts to al-Qaida infiltration of the country

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The Defence Headquarters has reacted to the reported infiltration of Nigeria by Al-Qaeda terrorist group. The Commander of the United States Africa Command, Major General Dagvin Anderson, had said on Tuesday that al-Qaida has been infiltrating the country.

He made the comment during  a virtual press briefing  during a digital press briefing on U.S. partnerships with African nations to reduce extremism, combat terrorist organizations, and bring about peace and prosperity throughout the African continent.

The Nigerian military has reacted to the statement by the US top general through  the Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. John Enenche, the DHQ said the reported al-Qaida infitration  of terror groups in West Africa were not new and that the military has been working to contain them.

Major General Enenche said the US commander’s alert was merely a call to sustain the onslaught against Boko Haram terrorists and their allies.

He said “it was the Nigerian military who raised the alarm of terrorists’ movement from the Middle East to West Africa and is conscious of it.”

“Our attention is drawn to the fact that terrorists from other zones are coming here; I think it would be good for us to be keeping records of events as they unfold”, the coordinator concluded.

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