A new terror group known as ‘Lukarawas’ has emerged in Sokoto and Kebbi States.
Director, Defence Media Operations, Defence Headquarters – Major General Edward Buba, made this known during a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday.
He revealed that the new terror group is affiliated to terrorists in the Sahel, adding that the military is ready to take them on.
“Troops are confronted with a new terrorist sect in the North-West. This sect is known as Lukawaras, the Lukawaras are affiliated to terrorists in the Sahel particularly from Mali and Niger Republic.
“They began incursion into Northern part of Nigeria, mainly Sokoto and Kebbi states, and like I mentioned, they came in from Niger and Mali axis,” he said.
