Africa Business Radio

The National Security Adviser, Retired Major-General Babagana Monguno, has named some groups supporting terrorist organisations in the Sahel region. Monguno says terrorism and the rapid escalation of violent activities by militant Islamist groups in the Sahel since 2016 have been primarily driven by the Islamic State in Greater Sahara which mainly operates in Mali and extends to the Niger Republic and Burkina Faso. He says It is bolstered by activities of groups such as Jama’at Nasr al-Islam Wal Muslimin, the Islamic and Muslim Support Group and ISGS, which have continued to pose an imminent threat to the stability of the region. He added that there is a need to reassess and reset foreign and regional government strategies towards the Sahel and set aside faulty assumptions.