OPINION... The Emerging Threat: JNIM’s incursion into Nigeria’s security landscape

Ripplesnigeria | 19-02-2026 06:55pm |

In the vast expanse of West Africa’s Sahel region, where jihadist insurgencies have long simmered, a new shadow is lengthening toward Nigeria’s borders. The Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims, known by its Arabic acronym JNIM (Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin), an al-Qaeda-affiliated militant outfit, has begun probing Nigerian territory. This expansion marks

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