ISWAP to Nigeria: We killed your policemen in Adavi Kogi

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The Islamic State in West African Province (ISWAP) has claimed responsibility for the killing of policemen in Adavi police station in Okene LGA of Kogi State.

It said it killed five cops and not three as stated by Kogi police authorities.

According to a report by the Voice of America, ISWAP released a statement claiming responsibility for the attack.

“The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed responsibility in a statement on Telegram,” VOA said in a report.

“Soldiers of the Caliphate attacked a police station,” it said, adding that five people were killed in the raid.”

The number of cops killed contradicted with the three announced by William Aya, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Kogi.

He said the attackers, who struck from the opposite direction and shot sporadically, killed three of its officers in a gun duel.

He said the hoodlums fled with gunshot wounds as they could not get access to the station.

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ISWAP had also claimed responsibility for a bomb attack which killed Taraba residents last week.

Earlier in the month, Jihad Analytics, a consultancy company which processes data on global and cyber jihad, said Nigeria now has the highest number of attacks by the Islamic State (IS).

According the report, half of the attacks claimed by IS since the beginning of 2022 were in Africa, while ISWAP, an affiliate of IS, is now more active in Nigeria.

Data by Jihad Analytics showed that while Nigeria has recorded a total of 162 IS operations since January 2022, Iraq has recorded 120.

“For the first time in the history of the jihadi group, Iraq is no longer the country where #IS claims the highest number of operations: the group #ISWAP is now more active in Nigeria,” it said.

The attack on Kogi police station happened 48 hours after President Muhammadu Buhari charged security agencies to be tougher on groups behind the attacks across the country.

VOA and Daily Trust

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