The leader of Boko haram, Abubakar shekau has said that they have been given signals to invade the southeastern region in other to unleash an attack in a specified region.
The reports were made available by a reliable news source on 21 September 2020, stating that the Boko haram militia group are planning to carry out an attack in the southern part of Nigeria.
While speaking further, the Islamic group did not go ahead to mention those unleashing information to them concerning the plan to attack the southeastern region
Meanwhile, it was also reported during the period of Covid-19 pandemic the Islamic militia group made a public statement claiming to attack southeast after the coronavirus pandemic.
According to the bokoharam leader, Abubakar shekau he said;
“We have been missioned to attack southeast in other to restore what belongs to us.
“We have been giving signal to invade SouthEast, our troops are already operating in the region”.