A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday declared the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) group led by the embattled Nnamdi Kanu a terrorist organisation.
Britain is set to outlaw the Russian private military company, the Wagner Group, by officially designating it as a terrorist organisation. Defence Secretary Grant Shapps confirmed this on Wednesday in an interview with Sky News.
The terroristgroup released a statement in Arabic through its central media body praising the atrocity, claiming more than 100 people were killed or wounded.
"It's FALSE that IPOB is now ranked the 10th deadliest terroristgroup in the world by the Global Terror Index. IPOB was only mentioned as having been declared a terroristgroup in Nigeria. IPOB is registered.
The group is a new terroristgroup which Ansaru is affiliated to. In the same vein, the identification of the leader of the group would enable the army to target the group effectively using advanced technologies in its arsenal.
A coalition of northern groups, including the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, on Thursday called on the United Nations to declare the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra a terroristgroup.
Mohammed said intelligence also revealed that the group is making serious efforts to acquire sophisticated arms, including shoulder-fired rocket launchers.
A video showing Nigerian soldiers after they rescued their colleague who has been in the captivity of members of the terroristgroup, Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP), has been shared online.
"There is no difference between Hamas and the Islamic State terroristgroup (banned in Russia) as their goal is to exterminate the Jewish people", Abu Haya added.