Nigeria’s security forces are on high alert after intelligence warning of planned militant attacks on Abuja and Niger state infrastructure.
An internal memo from Nigeria Customs Service identified the international airport, prisons, and a detention center as primary targets including.
The alleged plan aims to free detained militants while inflicting significant damage on critical aviation infrastructure in Abuja region areas.
It mirrors a January attack in Niger Republic, where militants struck an air force base in Niamey city earlier there.
Officials warned of correlations with recent attacks on aviation facilities in Niger cities including Niamey and Tahoua regions respectively reported.
In 2022, a prison assault freed 879 inmates, including 64 members of Islamic State West Africa Province, authorities said previously.
Authorities say military and paramilitary units remain on high alert, prepared to thwart any imminent coordinated attack threats across nation.
The customs service and Nigerian military have not yet responded to requests for official comment from AP reporters at present.
Nigeria continues facing a complex security crisis, with Boko Haram, ISWAP, and Lakurawa groups active in northern regions persisting nationwide.
Intelligence suggests sleeper cells linked to ISWAP and Boko Haram could execute coordinated attacks on critical infrastructure targets within country.
The United States has authorized non-emergency embassy staff and families to leave Abuja amid rising security concerns across the region.
Nigeria’s information minister called the US decision a routine precaution, saying it does not reflect overall stability in national terms.