A top commander of the Islamic State for West Africa has been arrested by, giving his name as Husseini Mai-Tangaran. The Department of State Service (DSS) has announced his arrest saved the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Kano, Kaduna, Niger, Bauchi, Yobe and Borno states from being bombed between September 1 and 4 when Muslims in the country celebrated the Eid-el-Fitri Mai-Tangaran, according to the DSS, was arrested on August 31, while
other members including Abdulkadir Umar Mohammed and Muhammad Ali were picked in Kano on September 3.
“This service wish to inform the general public that it has uncovered and foiled sinister plans by Islamic State of West Africa (ISWA) terrorists to cause mayhem and destruction that would have disrupted the Eid-Kabir Sallah festivities of 1st – 4th September, 2017. “The plan was to conduct gun attacks and suic*de bombing on selected targets in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Kano, Kaduna, Niger, Bauchi, Yobe and Borno states,” a statement by Tony Opuiyo, DSS spokesperson, said.
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