By Akinwale Kasali
Following intelligence report of a plot by suspected terrorists to target critical infrastructure in Abuja and Nasarawa State, the Federal Government has intensified security measures at major irports and Correctional facilities.
Security Agencies including the Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Immigration Service, and the Nigerian Correctional Service, among others, have reinforced surveillance and deployed additional personnel to sensitive locations such as the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, the Kuje Custodial Centre, and a military detention facility in Wawa, Niger State.
In an internal memo following security intelligence attributed to the Nigeria Customs Service, the alleged planned attacks are said to be under the coordination of extremist groups linked to the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, Boko Haram factions, Ansaru, and Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, JNIM.
It was gathered that the planned attack is targeted at strategic facilities, and aimed at freeing detained insurgents who are in Correctional Facilities in Abuja and Niger State.
The memo further suggested that the planned operations bear similarities to previous attacks in the region, including coordinated strikes on detention facilities and aviation infrastructure in neighbouring Niger Republic.
This development have prompted relevant authorities to step up screening procedures, increased patrols, and strengthened intelligence monitoring around vulnerable installations.
The Airport and prison security units have also been placed on high alert to prevent any breach or coordinated assault.
Though, according to Officials, the measures are precautionary but necessary, citing past incidents such as the 2022 Kuje prison attack in Abuja, where hundreds of inmates were freed during a violent assault.
Other States have also beefed up their securities to avert any security threats in the coming days.
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