Mali-trained terrorists in Nigeria –Army chief

In spite of the Boko Haram insurgency in the country, Nigerian security agencies   now have a fresh challenge to contend with.

The new task, according to the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Azubike Ihejirika, is the presence of  suspected terrorists  believed to have been  trained by  Malian rebels, in Nigeria.

Boko Haram terrorists, like the Malian Islamist rebels, have  for  years held  the Northern part of  Nigeria by the jugular, killing and maiming people, especially Christians in their quest to Islamise Nigeria.

 Ihejirika however,  told  journalists at the Nigerian Army Peacekeeping Centre (NAPKC), Jaji, Kaduna State  on Thursday, that  internal security was being intensified to track them down.