Boko haram planning Daring attack in lagos

Distance from Lagos to BornoBoko Haram operates in the North of Nigeria with its epicenter in Borno state.Insurgency needs some level of local acceptance for it to succeed. In between the two areas of Lagos and Borno, there are different ethnic groups, terrains and belief system that will make it almost impossible for the terrorists to take root.READ ALSO: Police Foil Bomb Attack In IbadanIt will take a collapse of Nigeria for the insurgency to come to Lagos.While there may be isolated bomb target, but Lagos doesn’t worry about Boko Haram coming to it.The concern of Lagosians is same as any country, for the people suffering in the north east, and the effect of the insurgency on the lives of compatriots.However, as the fear of attacking key Nigerian cities grow, Nigeria’s intelligence agency says12 insurgents have been arrested in Lagos since July.The BBC’s Will Ross in Lagos says the sect is still causing havoc in the north-east, with reportsthat more than 50 people were killed in an attack in Borno state on Friday, about 100km (62 miles) north of the state capital Maiduguri.He said:“For many in Lagos it will be alarming to hear that a dozen Boko Haram members have been arrested here in recent weeks. I have often been told by Lagosians that the jihadist group would never dare attack this city, which seems more naive than reassuring, especially as there was an attemptto bomb a fuel depot last year.READ ALSO: Boko Haram Kills 56 At A Remote Village In Borno State‘The announcement from the secret police, known as the DSS, came just a day after another statement told us a teenager had been picked up inside Abuja airport where he was gathering intelligence for Boko Haram – another disturbing bit of news.”“The DSS says the arrests have helped avert “devastating attacks” and that “notable commanders and frontline members” have been rounded up.“We have no way of independently verifyingthe information in the statements but it is worth noting that all the security departments are under pressure to demonstrate that they are having an impact against Boko Haram, especially as President Muhammadu Buharihas made tackling the jihadist insurgency a priority and is still making senior appointments.”It would be recalled that Boko Haram reportedly set off two explosions at a Lagos fuel depot on June 25, 2014, killing at least two people.Most Boko Haram attacks have taken place around its stronghold in the northeast. The group has been blamed for thousands of deathsin the past five years.Muhammadu Buharihas ordered the newly sworn military chiefsto end Boko Haram’s bloody six-year insurgency within three months.It should be also noted that the Oyo state police has recently foiled a bomb attack suspected to have been planted by Boko Haram militants in Ibadan