Nigerian terror group offers hefty sign on bonuses to youth recruits - November 12, 2024

Daybreak Africa - VOA Africa

Anxiety is mounting in Northern Nigeria, including neighboring nations of Chad and Niger, following the emergence of a new lethal terror group known as Lakurawa. Security officials said the group is offering huge sign- on bonuses to youths, resulting in thousands of new recruits. Dr. Mohammed Sani Abubakar, a research fellow at the Department of Military Studies at the University of Abuja told me Nigerian security agencies ignored actionable intelligence to confront the new threat