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Security agencies have tightened security at the Nigeria/Niger Republic borders, especially within the Sokoto axis.
The Nation reports that this followed an alert on the activities of the terror group popularly called Lakurawa. However, officials of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) said there was no cause for alarm.
Sources said the service had stepped up efforts to frustrate incursions of illegal migrants into the country. A top official said the service and other security agencies were closely monitoring the borders.
The officer said, “Since we received the alert on the presence of a new terror group within the Sokoto, Kebbi, and Zamfara states’ axis, we have stepped up our game.
“The NIS and other agencies are working in synergy to establish the veracity of some of the claims. we are closely monitoring the situation.”
