Friday, May 31, 2013

Why Are Hezbollah Terror Cells Setting Up In Nigeria?



Nigeria: Hezbollah Armoury Discovered In Kano City -- BBC

An armoury belonging to the Lebanese group Hezbollah has been discovered in northern Nigeria, the West African nation's army and spy agency has said.

Three Lebanese nationals have been arrested, an army spokesman, Brig Gen Ilyasu Isa Abba, said.

The cache, including rifles, anti-tank weapons and an RPG, were found in a warehouse in the city of Kano, he said.

Nigeria's State Security Service said they were intended for use against "Israeli and Western interests".

"This is the handwork of Hezbollah," Bassey Ettang, director of the State Security Service in Kano said.

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More News On Nigerian Authorities Discovering A Hezbollah Cache Of Weapons In Kano City

Nigeria military, secret police say they discovered a 'Hezbollah' arms cache in northern city -- FOX News/AP
Nigeria discovers 'Hezbollah terrorist cell', weapons trove -- France 24
Nigeria arrests Lebanese suspected of Hezbollah ties -- Reuters
Nigeria Says Weapons Seized in Kano City Linked to Hezbollah -- Bloomberg Businessweek

Nigeria: Troops Uncover Armoury in Kano, Arrest Lebanese -- allAfrica.com
Nigeria: Huge Weapons Cache Seized in Kano -- allAfrica.com
Nigeria nabs Hezbollah cell plotting attacks on Israeli, Western targets -- Haaretz/Reuters
Nigeria arrests 3 alleged Hezbollah members -- Threat Matrix

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