Many of the terrorists dislodged from Zamfara and Sokoto states have been relocating to the South-East and South-South regions, security and intelligence sources have revealed to Saturday PUNCH.
The insurgents, according to the sources, are utilising interconnected forest corridors and riverine routes stretching through Niger, Kogi, and Anambra states to escape military pressure in the North.
The sources, including a security chief, a retired Army General and an officer of the Department of State Services, said the terrorists were migrating through Niger and Kogi states into Anambra, from where they moved into Abia and Imo states, while others have pushed further south.
“These terrorists started moving from Zamfara; they went through the bushes and forests and might have ended up in other states, including Imo and Abia. Some are even in Ogun State,” a security chief disclosed.
“The Ansaru group, Sadiku, Masua and other groups are in Niger, Kwara and
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