FOLLOWING the alert by the United States of America of a plan by the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP), Al-Qaeda and their allies to infiltrate southern Nigeria after successfully destabilising Mali and other neighbouring countries, the Middle Belt Forum (MBF) has warned the Federal Government not to treat the alert with levity and be more proactive, just as it advised southerners to prepare for self-defence.
Speaking with the Nigerian Tribune on Thursday, national chairman of the Middle Belt Forum, Dr Bitrus Pogu, who accused the government of handling insecurity in the country, particularly in the North with kid gloves, said the inability of the government to heed the cry of…
Source: Nigerian Tribune
