The NSA enjoined Islamic preachers and Imams to deploy their vantage positions to canvas support for ongoing counter-terrorism operations. He observed that alliances between the clerics and Security Forces “should be the backbone to rebuilding our terrorism infested communities”. The NSA spoke at the 14th Workshop of the League of Ulamas, Preachers and Imams of Sahel countries in Abuja. “In Nigeria, Boko-Haram and Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) dominate terrorist activities, especially in the North-Eastern part of the country. The NSA added further that, “It is imperative to reassess and reset the strategy towards the Sahel, setting aside faulty assumption.

Source: The Guardian December 14, 2021 10:49 UTC