Published 15th Dec, 2021

By Daniel Ojukwu

Babagana Monguno, the National Security Adviser (NSA), has listed three religious groups funding terrorism in Nigeria and other neighbouring countries.

At the 14th workshop of the league of ulamas, preachers and imams of the Sahel countries on Tuesday, Monguno said Jama’at Nasr al-Islam Wal Muslimin (JNIM), the Islamic and Muslim Support Group (IMSG) and the Islamic State in Greater Sahara (ISGS) are behind the unending terrorist activities in the country, according to The Cable.

He accused the ISGS of leading terrorist attacks in the Sahel region since 2016. “It is bolstered by [the] activities of groups such as Jama’at Nasr al-Islam Wal Muslimin (JNIM), the Islamic and Muslim Support Group (GSIM) and ISGS which have continued to pose an imminent threat to the stability of the region,” he was quoted to have said.

“In Nigeria, Boko Haram and Islamic State, West Africa Province (ISWAP), dominate terrorist activities, especially in the north-eastern part of the country.

“The situation in the Sahel has never been grimmer. Extremist violence continues to spread, the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) is growing and food insecurity is affecting more people than ever before.

“Thus, it is assessed that while the groups maintain the long-term strategic goal of creating a caliphate, the efforts of Lake Chad Basin Commission countries will continue to frustrate that goal.

“In that regard, it is imperative that ulamas, preachers, and community leaders in your localities key in to support efforts of our security forces, in order to end this menace.”

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