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Nigerian Federal Court Designates Islamist Lakurawa Group Terrorist Organization
Nigerian Federal Court Designates Islamist Lakurawa Group Terrorist Organization
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The previously unknown Lakurawa group, linked to Daesh*, operates in Nigerian Kebbi and Sokoto states. Lakurawa, initially formed to fight bandits in 2018... 25.01.2025, Sputnik Africa
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A Nigerian federal court designated the Islamist Lakurawa group a terrorist organization, enabling the military to use maximum force against the group, which is regarded as a security threat in the northwest of the country.A court order, issued by Judge James Omotosho on Thursday, banned the Lakurawa sect. The order prohibited any individual or group from participating in the sect's activities, the Justice Minister's office announced on Friday.Nigeria is battling multiple armed groups, including Boko Haram, ISWAP, and bandit gangs. The recent emergence of the Lakurawa group in the northwest worsened insecurity in the country's largely Muslim north.ISWAP pledged allegiance to the Islamic State (Daesh)*.*a terrorist group outlawed in Russia and many other countries
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Nigerian Federal Court Designates Islamist Lakurawa Group Terrorist Organization
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The previously unknown Lakurawa group, linked to Daesh*, operates in Nigerian Kebbi and Sokoto states. Lakurawa, initially formed to fight bandits in 2018, expanded its presence in Nigeria following the July 2023 Niger coup, which halted joint military patrols along the border.
A Nigerian federal court designated the Islamist Lakurawa group a
terrorist organization, enabling the military to use maximum force against the group, which is regarded as a security threat in the northwest of the country.
A
court order, issued by Judge James Omotosho on Thursday, banned the Lakurawa sect. The order prohibited any individual or group from participating in the sect's activities, the Justice Minister's office announced on Friday.
Nigeria is battling multiple armed groups, including
Boko Haram, ISWAP, and bandit gangs. The recent emergence of the Lakurawa group in the northwest worsened insecurity in the country's largely Muslim north.
ISWAP pledged allegiance to the Islamic State (Daesh)*.
*a terrorist group outlawed in Russia and many other countries
