The Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) has reportedly procured military uniforms from Libya ahead of its planned attacks.
An ISWAP Commander had mentioned the purchase ahead of planned attacks in December, saying that that uniforms were procured by one Ibrahim Maidogon Kwana in Kusri, Cameroon.
Eons Intelligence reports that Kwana and his boys are plotting to move the items into Nigerian territory in boats through border communities.
Gamboru-Ngala and Ruwa Misa in the South of Lake Chad axis are two routes already identified.
Over the years, terrorist organizations in Nigeria, including Boko Haram, step up attacks around Yuletide when the dry season would had set in and they have easier movement in the semi-desert terrain.
Sources said that the procurement is imperative for the terrorists because one of their decoys is using military fatigues to disguise as government forces to abduct civilians, attacks troops’ checkpoints and bases.
A source noted that increased surveillance around Lake Chad was one of the issues discussed during Friday’s visit of Defence Minister, retired Major General Bashir Magashi (rtd), the Chief of Defence Staff and the Service Chiefs.
The top military leaders were on assessment tour of the operational area and they held a closed door briefing at the Joint Task Force Operation HADIN KAI headquarters in Maiduguri, Borno State, Northeast Nigeria.