Boko Haram plans to strike on Sallah day - says JTF

Nigeria’s military on Tuesday said it had uncovered a plot by Boko Haram militants to carry out “massive attacks” during an upcoming Muslim festival with the help of foreign mercenaries. A spokesman said the insurgents were planning to strike in Borno state during Eid-El-Kabir, typically called Sallah in Nigeria, which this year falls on October 25 and 26. “Information available to the Joint Task Force indicates that the Boko Haram terrorists are planning to launch massive attacks on military and civilian targets in Borno state before, during and after the forthcoming Sallah celebrations,” Lieutenant Colonel Sagir Musa said in a statement.

“The terrorists have invited foreign mercenaries to assist them in the anticipated attacks,” Sagir said, but declined to comment on the nationalities of the alleged foreign fighters. “We know where they are coming from but we don’t want to disclose that because we don’t want to pre-empt our security arrangement to tackle them”. Y'all should be careful out there.