Sunday, November 10, 2024 - Lakurawa, the newly emerged terror group, is reportedly offering as much as one million naira to young men in exchange for their allegiance.
This was made known on Saturday by Zagazola Makama, a Lake Chad Basin
counterterrorism and insurgency expert, in a post on his X handle.
Makama disclosed that an impeccable source informed him that Lakurawa,
allegedly composed of individuals from Mali, Chad, Libya, Niger, and Burkina
Faso, was actively recruiting local youths in Sokoto through substantial
financial incentives.
He stated that according to witnesses’ accounts, the financial lure is
part of an aggressive recruitment campaign aimed at attracting followers to
their cause.
The security expert said that Lakurawa, unlike traditional criminal
gangs, reportedly adhere to extremist ideologies linked to the Khawarij sect,
similar to the beliefs of Boko Haram.
Makama added: “Local sources suggest that they employ a combination
of financial incentives and ideological influence to gain support among
vulnerable communities.
“Beyond the recruitment, the Lakurawa reportedly confront and expel
bandits and confiscate their cattle in areas under their control.
“The Lakurawa extremists are yet to carry out any attack in the North
West.”
DISTURBING: Lakurawa terrorists offer financial incentives to recruit youths in Sokoto
— Zagazola (@ZagazOlaMakama) November 9, 2024
By: Zagazola Makama
The new suspected extremist group, identified as “Lakurawa,” is offering as much as one million naira to young men in exchange for their allegiance.
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