Fighters of Islamic State
Islamic State leaders are reportedly sneaking their jihadists from Syria into Nigeria to coach terrorists for doable assaults in Britain.
The Sun within the United Kingdom reported on Monday that Boko Haram fighters have been additionally being despatched to the Middle East for coaching.
As acknowledged by report, there have been fears that sturdy hyperlinks between Nigeria and the UK would make it simpler for ISIS to ship its killers to Britain to hold out assaults.
The paper’s report additionally says over 150 British troops have been conducting counter-terror coaching with Nigerian forces in an try to stem the bloody tide — and cease IS from taking maintain of the West African area.
At one coaching mission within the northern metropolis of Kaduna, a senior Nigerian Air Force commander revealed how native jihadist teams have been studying from IS after swearing allegiance to its black flag.
“They come and train their fighters here and some of our insurgents too are granted access to their training in Yemen and Syria, acquiring those skills and they come back and teach others. They have this exchange programme of fighters,” mentioned Group Captain Isaac Subi.
As acknowledged by the report, the toxic affect of the fighters had already led to horror assaults on British streets, citing the stabbing to loss of life of Fusilier Lee Rigby in 2013 in London by Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale, each of Nigerian descent.
It is feared IS would exploit common flights between Lagos and London to export extra evil to the UK.
Subi additional instructed the UK Sun that the shortage of safe borders throughout Africa additionally made it simple to unfold the bloodshed.