Thank God that the Nigeria Security Agences are at an alert. But I must say that this is a serious threat to Nigeria.
The secret agency, the newspaper reports, says the abductions are slated to be carried out by Mauritanian terrorists.
Algeria is home to the Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, a group that has been identified by security agencies as providing both logistics and training to the violent Islamic sect in the North-East, Boko Haram.
In a recent interview, a Boko Haram leader had admitted the link between the sect and Mauritania, saying that several of its bomb experts and foot soldiers received training in the country. The leader had also said that some members of the group had just returned from Mauritania to launch new terrorist attacks.
Recently, the Algerian Deputy Foreign Minister, Abdelkader Messahel, had told journalists that his country had established a link between Boko Haram and the AIQM.
“We have no doubts that coordination exists between Boko Haram and al Qaeda. The way both groups operate and intelligence reports show that there is cooperation,” Messahel said.
Reports says that Western governments and intelligence agencies place a great premium on warnings from the Algerian intelligence agency because the North African country has one of the most effective counter-terrorism systems in the Sahel region.
According to a report in Algeria’s most widely read newspaper, el-Khabar, the country’s secret service, the Department of Investigation and Security, has informed Algeria’s neighbours of the terrorist plans.
The Sahel region comprises Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Algeria, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia and Eritrea.
Nigeria is a great country. All groups; Boko Harraser, ex-millioner, Al-Qaedada seeking for personal interest should keep off !
