The Federal Government has raised alarm over
the new recruitment strategy of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) of
recruiting foreign students into their organisation using financial inducements.
In a statement issued in Abuja on Monday, the
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed urged parents and
guardians to monitor the activities of their children and wards in order to
prevent them from being recruited
The minister appealed to Nigerians,
especially those who have children and wards in foreign academic institutions,
to pay more attention to their activities.
He also urged schools across the country to
enlighten their students on the new ISIS’ recruitment strategy.
The minister cited the recent recruitment
into ISIS of 27 medical students of the University of Medical Sciences and
Technology (UMST) in Sudan as an example of the new strategy being used by the
organisation to recruit more members.
Quoting a report received by the Nigerian
Intelligence Community, the minister said 22 of the 27 students, who travelled
to Syria to join ISIS, are Britons.
(NAN)
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