Governor Abdulahi Sule of Nasarawa State on Friday raised the alarm over activities of the terror group, Boko Haram, saying the terrorists, once dislodged from the state, were regrouping there.
Governor Sule disclosed this to State House Correspondents after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja.
He said that some of the Boko Haram members active in the Nasarawa State belong to the Darussalam group that had been driven out of Niger State. He added that a joint security operation led to the killing of many of them, while 900 were arrested.
The terrorists, who were dislodged from a location along the Abuja/Nasarawa borders last year, had regrouped along the Nasarawa/Benue borders, from where they were carrying out their attacks, the governor said.
According to him, those arrested confirmed their membership of the Boko Haram terror group.
Sule said he discussed with the President the insecurity issue in Nasarawa, in addition to other issues including the possible federal government take-over of Jitata Road, which serves as an alternative route from the state to the Federal Capital Territory.
Boko Haram has waged a bloody war for nearly 12 years against the Nigerian government in its attempt to establish an Islamist government in northern Nigeria. Started from Borno State in 2009, it has expanded its activities to several northern states.
Some of its members are believed to be part of the bandits who actively involved in kidnapping for ransom, murders, and rape.
