BBC News, Abuja
The Nigeria authorities have officially declared an armed group of Lakurawa – which people are in order to listen to music – a terrorist organization and banned it across the country.
Lakurawa is a new militant group that implements attacks, targeting local communities in northwestern Nigeria and across the Niger border.
Nigerian officials say Lakurawa is associated with jihadist fractions in Mali and Niger, and his militants have settled in communities along the Nigeri-Niger border for years, marrying local women and recruiting young people.
This is added to Nigeria safety issues, as he is already fighting several armed groups, from Islamist militants Boko Haram to the abduction of gangs.
On Thursday, the Nigerian government submitted a document in the capital in the capital in the capital in the capital in the capital, in detail the group’s activities.
It was said that Lakurawa was involved in terrorist acts, including the rustling of livestock, the redemption of the ransom, the hostages and the attacks on top government officials.
The group has also been accused of spreading harmful ideology within local communities and encouraging locals to neglect authorities, “which resulted in injuries and loss of life and property of innocent Nigeria citizens.”
The group appeared a few years ago in some villages in Sokoto and Kebbi countries, and people informed the authorities of its existence, but nothing was done.
Initially, Lakurawa members promised to fight the robbery and assist in protecting the locals from cattle thieves.
“But things escalated when they started looking for people to check people people and to devastate those who have music in them before deleting them,” the man said.
In court documents, General Lawyer of Nigeria and Justice Minister Lateef Fagbemi said the group’s activities represent a serious threat to national security.
Last year, military spokesman Maj Gen Edward Buba said the appearance of Lakurawa was directly related to political instability in neighboring Mali and Niger.
The army seized power in both countries, partly because of the pressure of Islamist rebellion.
In a quick decision, James Omotosho justice declared a group with a “terrorist organization and expanded a ban on similar groups across Nigeria, with a special focus on the northwestern and northern central region”.
This move will give the Nigerian government to take strong actions against the group.
Security agencies now have wide mandates to disrupt and dismantle the work of the group, including arrests, criminal persecution, freezing of property and increased supervision.
This could also lead to public stigma and insulation for individuals associated with a particular group.
Grounding the country, especially in northern Nigeria, people are afraid of another scenario similar when Boko Haram came out in the late 2000s.
Boko Haram means that “Western education is forbidden” and has repeatedly targeting secular schools as part of his attempts to determine his version of Islamic rule in the region.
The group received a notoriousness at international when it took more than 200 school girls from the northeastern city of Chibok in 2014.
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