Nigeria, April 16 -- A security report has revealed plans by terrorists to attack airport and prison facilities in Abuja and neighbouring Niger State.

According to an internal memo released by the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), the attacks are being planned by fighters of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), Sadiku-led Boko Haram faction, Ansaru and Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal- Muslimeen (JNIM).

The Sadiku Boko Haram faction operates alongside Ansaru and JNIM in the vicinity of Kainji Lake National Park.

In July 2025, intelligence sources said the group moved from Shiroro LGA in Niger State to the Kainji axis, where it kidnapped more than 300 students and staff at St. Mary's Catholic school in Papiri.

It was also responsible f...