Global terrorists groups relocate to Nigeria, West Africa, says US
By Omolade Adegbuyi
Terrorists from the Middle East are relocating to Nigeria and West Africa, the United States has said.
In recent years, Boko Haram which is affiliated to ISIS has carried out renewed violence in Bornu and Yobe States with the recent attack coming at Lake Chad area where a military General was killed.
The US warning was an indication that Nigeria and West Africa should expect more violent insurgents in the coming years.
The US Government said the relocation is being fuelled by the crisis in Iraq and Syria where Al Queda and Islamic State in Iraq and Syria held sway until recently.
The US identified West Africa, [Nigeria], the Sahel, and the Lake Chad Basin as some of the world’s most active and dangerous centres of terrorist activity.
The US warned that Jihadist groups operating across these regions continue to pose a direct threat to American interests and global security.
Made available to Irohinoodua was the warning contained in Washington’s 2026 Counterterrorism Strategy document.
The US in the document outlines the country’s evolving security priorities under President Donald Trump and signals a shift toward more targeted counterterrorism operations in Africa, rather than large-scale military deployments.
The report highlights what U.S. officials describe as a “resurgent terror threat” across multiple African regions, including Mozambique, Sudan, and Somalia, where extremist groups linked to Islamic State and Al-Qaeda are said to be expanding influence and increasing the sophistication of their attacks.
