Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State on Tuesday announced the arrest of 13 persons suspected to be traveling to Libya to join the terrorist group, Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, ISIS.
Ganduje made the disclosure at the Bompai police headquarters, Kano during a press conference.
He said that the suspects not only posed a threat to their country of destination but also to neighboring countries and Nigeria.
Confirming the arrests, Kano State Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Muhmmad Musa Katsina said that the suspects were in possession of fake travelling documents to Libya.
He voiced the fear that they had the intention of joining a terrorist group once they got into Libya.
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