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.
