The President of Niger Republic, Gen. Abdourahamane Tchani, has alleged that the Federal Government was aware of the formation of the Lakurawa terrorist group but deliberately ignored it.
In an interview with TRT Afrika, the Nigerien strongman said he personally reached out to the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu on the matter, adding that the federal government even sent a delegation to Niger and spoke to the captured terrorists.
“The Nigerian government was aware of the formation of the Lakurawa terrorist group but ignored it. We personally reached out to the NIA and the NSA to tell them and the government even sent a delegation.
“The delegation to Niamey spoke directly with the captured terrorists in Niger custody only for Niger to later find out that indeed the government was aware of the movement by France to create a space in between the Sokoto border with Zamfara to accommodate the new terrorists,” he alleged.
