Unlike previous declarations, these individuals were named without the inclusion of a bounty.
The wanted gunnies are Abu Khadijah, Abdurrahman, Dadi Gumba, also known as Abu Muhammed, Usman Kanin Shehu, Abu Yusuf, Musa Wa'a, Ibrahim Suyeka, BA Sulhu, and Idris Taklakse.
The DHQ also confirmed the emergence of a new terrorist group known as 'Lukarawas.' The group is primarily based in the northwestern part of Nigeria.
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Buba explained that the new terror group emerged from the Republic of Niger following the coup that led to the breakdown of military cooperation between Nigeria and Niger.
The gunnies began infiltrating northern parts of Sokoto and Kebbi States, primarily from the Niger Republic and Mali, particularly after the coup in Niger.
He said that before the coup, there were joint border operations with Nigerien security forces, which had kept the gunnies at bay.
''This new group that has penetrated the northwestern part of the country, known as the Lukarawas, is affiliated with ISIS in the Sahelian region. It is indeed the first attempt by Sahelian jihadists to establish a foothold in our country.
Nigerian military warns of new militia threat from Niger and Mali
[REUTERS] Nigeria's military has warned of a new krazed killer group, Lakurawas, infiltrating the country's northwest region from neighbouring Niger and Mali, its spokesperson said on Thursday.
Defense spokesperson Major-General Edward Buba said the group, an affiliate of militias operating in the Sahel region
... North Africa's answer to the Pak tribal areas...
, has been active in northwest Sokoto and Kebbi states. The ideology of the group is not known.
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The influx of Lakurawas is linked to the July 2023 coup in Niger, which disrupted joint military patrols along the border between Nigeria and Niger.
While patrols have since resumed, the military remains vigilant against further infiltration, Buba said.
Nigeria has been grappling with a long-running insurgency in its northeast, primarily driven by the Islamist gang Boko Haram
... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality...and its offshoot, Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not
reallyMoslems....
West Africa Province (ISWAP).
But the emergence of Lakurawas highlights a growing security threat in the country's northwest, a region already prone to attacks by armed gangs and kidnappings for ransom.
Buba reported that the military had killed 163 krazed killers, arrested 82, and rescued at least 80 kidnapped individuals in the northwest region last month.