The Federal government,
yesterday, alerted a plan by Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) to radicalize
Nigerian youth, who were schooling abroad, calling on parents and guardians to
monitor their wards closely.
The Coordinator of the National
Information Centre (NIC), Mr Mike Omeri stated this while briefing newsmen on
security situation in the country, in Abuja, said the call became imperative
based on intelligent report at the government’s disposal.
According to him, they are
planning to do this through the use of the social media.
“The Centre wishes to alert the
nation of intelligence reports indicating the radicalization of our youths
through the social media and a variety of other sources.
“The reports show that these
youths who are mostly children of the rich and affluent are being recruited
into ISIS. “We, therefore, call on parents and guardians, especially those
whose wards are schooling abroad, to closely monitor the activities of these
students who may be susceptible to the antics of the promoters of the ISIS ideology,”
Omeri said.
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