Abdullahi Sule, the Governor of Nasarawa State, has raised an alarm that a new faction of the Boko Haram terrorist group, identified as “Wulowulo,” has begun to infiltrate Nigeria’s North-Central geopolitical zone.

The Governor made the revelation on Monday during a stakeholders’ meeting with security agencies held in Lafia, the Nasarawa state capital.

Governor Sule stressed that the presence of the new terrorist group is poised to escalate the security challenges within the North-Central region, necessitating immediate proactive measures to shield Nasarawa State.

“As you are aware, this new group of Wulowulo, which is a splinter group of Boko Haram, is beginning to surface in the north-central zone,” Sule stated.

He further drew attention to another emerging threat in the region: “The Lakurawa group is now a big problem in Kwara. Originally, they were somewhere around Kebbi and Sokoto states, but now they have become prominent in Kwara. Kwara is one of the states in north-central.”

Governor Sule underscored the reason for the gathering of security chiefs, citing the spreading insecurity from other parts of the country.

“One of the reasons why we invited you here is the fact that the situation of insecurity, especially in other parts of the country, is a big concern,” he said. “Some of them are beginning to spread into our state. It is very important that we take steps to ensure that does not happen to us.”