Buhari’s Security adviser, Monguno names Islamic groups sponsoring terrorism

Some Islamic organisations called Jama’at al-Islam Wal Muslim. (JNIM), and the Islamic and Muslim Support Group (GSIM) as well as ISGS have been named as dangerous organisations bolstering and supporting terrorism in Nigeria.

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana Monguno (rtd) gave the revelation and urged Islamic preachers and Imams to use their position to support war against terrorism, saying the organisations arre behind terrorist activities in Nigeria and other Sahel countries.

Monguno called for cooperation between Imams and security forces.

Speaking at the 14th Workshop of the the League of Ulamas, Preachers and Imams of Sahel countries in Abuja, Monguno explained that terrorism was on a rapid escalation.

He said the Islamic militant called Islamic State in Greater Sahara (ISGS) had since 2016 been the major driver of terrorism and they mainly operates in Mali and extends to the Niger Republic and Burkina Faso.

“It is bolstered by 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.

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

He submitted that extreme violence has been on the increase noting that the violence are several not entirely congruent working hypothesis underpinning foreign and regional government strategies.

He stressed: “Particularly, the international community and its Sahelian partners should prioritize governance, press for or pursue an expanded peace process, cautiously through dialogue, and push for the adoption of more non-kinetic measures through affected communities.

“Nonetheless, the possibility of Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) creating an established caliphate to rival Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) countries has been checkmated by series of concerted and reinvigorated efforts of the countries of the Region”, he said.