Nigeria arrested suspected terrorists while returning from Hajj. But several questions are unanswered
To understand how the seven suspects passed through these early administrative stages, PREMIUM TIMES ed the Katsina headquarters of the State Pilgrims Welfare Board to obtain an official explanation of the administrative safeguards and background checks built into the pilgrim recruitment process.
Over several days of field reporting, PREMIUM TIMES interviewed security personnel familiar with the airport operation, spoke with anonymous policy and intelligence sources, questioned civil society leaders, and ed the headquarters of the Katsina State Pilgrims Welfare Board.
Meanwhile, this reporter ed the Katsina State Pilgrims Welfare Board and enquired about grassroots documentation safeguards and the verification of local government area registries, but the executive director stated that the board is an administrative entity and not a security agency.
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