13 ‘Prospective’ ISIS Members Arrested In Kano

THIRTEEN persons were arrested in Kano yesterday with fake ECOWAS passports on their way to Libya, suspected of traveling to an unidentified ISIS recruitment camp.

This was disclosed by the Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, during a visit to the state police command. The governor commended the state Police Commissioner, Muhammad Musa Katsina, on his efforts to rid the state of criminals.

The suspects were arrested by police along Karfi

road, few kilometers from the metropolis.

Ganduje said he was shocked when he saw the young men planning to embark on such mission. He urged the police commissioner to do more for the security of the state and the nation in general.

The arrest came less than a month after the state security service confirmed the arrest of some ISIS members in the city.

While answering questions from the governor, the suspects confirmed that they were on their way to Libya en route Kano.

Source: NigerianMonitor