The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Tuesday warned of planned attacks on Lagos, Katsina and Abuja by suspected Boko Haram insurgents, IgbereTV reports.
In a memo signed by the NSCDC’s Deputy Commandant-General in charge of Operations, Dauda Danladi Mungadi and despatched to all its state formations on Tuesday, the agency listed Kaduna, Kogi and Zamfara as other states targeted by the terrorists.
It added that the terrorists have been stockpiling arms with the aim of unleashing attacks on the affected states.
The memo read: “We have received credible intelligence that Boko-Haram and the ISWAP terrorist groups have mobilised fighters and high calibre weapons particularly Rocket propelled Grenade (RPG) launchers, Anti-Aircraft (AA) guns and General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMGS) which they intend to deploy for the offensive in Katsina State.
