Islamic State recruiter, Boko Haram militants arrested in NigeriaFebruary 10, 2016 - 10:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Nigeria's intelligence agency on Tuesday, February 9 said it had arrested a recruiter for the Islamic State group, as well as seven alleged members of the Boko Haram offshoot Ansaru, AFP reports. The announcement comes nearly a year after the leader of Boko Haram in northeast Nigeria, Abubakar Shekau, pledged allegiance to IS leader in Syria and Iraq, Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi. The Department of State Services (DSS) said in an emailed statement that Abdussalam Enesi Yunusa was detained in the northern city of Kano on January 17. His arrest came after intelligence unveiled "his terrorist antecedents and covert drive to indoctrinate and recruit susceptible youths in the country," the statement read. The DSS described Yunusa as a "recruiter for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)" and said he was preparing to go to Libya to join an "ISIS terrorist training camp" with at least three others. The secret police said he told them two other Nigerians were already undergoing training in the north African country, which has slid into bloodshed since the fall of Moamer Kadhafi in 2011. At least two others, including one from Niger, were "ISIS agents operating in Nigeria and the West African sub-region", funded by an IS "media expert" using international money transfers. Four others were arrested in Kano on January 22 "while migrating to Libya, with their immediate families, including infants, in a bid to join ISIS", the DSS said. Two students were arrested a week later, also in Kano, on suspicion of plotting "coordinated lone wolf attacks" on crowded civilian targets in Nigeria, it added. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | “By Your Side”: IDBank's new support program for displaced Artsakh citizens IDBank is launching a long-term social support program for forcibly displaced Artsakh residents. The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. |