A security analyst and Convener of the Katsina Security Community Initiative, Bashir Kurfi, has questioned Nigeria’s intelligence and security screening process following the reported arrest of suspected terrorists leaders returning from the 2026 Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca.
They were arrested at the Katsina Airport.
Kurfi served as consultant on Alternative to World Bank to the late Libyan strongman, Col. Muammar Gaddafi.
Speaking on Tuesday during an interview on Frontline, a current affairs programme on Eagle 102. 5FM, Ilese Ijebu, Ogun State, Kurfi explained that his comments were based on allegations circulating at the time, including claims that some bandit leaders travelled to Saudi Arabia and that some may have received sponsorship from state governments..See the video & full news here.
He insisted that the responsibility rested on government officials to either substantiate or disprove the allegations through transparent investigations.
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