DSS Knew Lakurawa Terror Group Has Been Existing for Seven Years – ACF

The Arewa Consultative Forum has said that Lakurawa terrorist group, operating in Sokoto and Kebbi State is a threat to national security.

According to the ACF, the group is not new to the northern part of the country.

Recall that there was a viral report, claiming that the new terrorist group had emerged in the North-Western part of Nigeria.

A video making wave on social media showed how some suspected terrorists, said to be Lakurawa were recruiting young individuals to join them.

Speaking on Monday during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today, Tukur Muhammad-Baba, the publicity secretary of the Arewa Consultative Forum, said that the Department of State Services was aware of the existence of the terror group.

He said: “They are not a new group; the DSS is aware of them. We thought they had been chased out, but we later found out that it was a deal that they should either leave or be attacked.

“This is a major threat to national security. When you have a group like that coming into the country and establishing bases, putting in place our security and justice administrator system, it is like they’ve taken over sovereignty.

“This is not a new group. In fact, when they emerged about 2017 and 2018, I think, at least, the DSS is aware of it.

“At least one journalist who came and spoke on the issue said he had a meeting with the DSS.

“At that time when everything went wild, we thought they had been chased out only to be told later on that it was a deal that they should either leave or they would be attacked.

“They decided to leave and ask for time to get rid of some of the cattle they possessed, whether it was cattle they took from people as zakat.”