Boko Haram: Security beefed up at Abuja airport against impending attack as NIA warns!

Nigeria's intelligence agency has warned of an imminent attack on the airport in its capital Abuja after disrupting what it said was a Boko Haram cell. Authorities revealed on Friday that a  14yr old boy was arrested at the airport yesterday suspected to be a spy for the Islamic militant group, Boko Haram.

Security forces are putting up all possible ways to prevent "any possible attack and to ensure adequate security at the airports" in response, the agency said.The agency further stated their ongoing search.


He was instructed to pass on details about "passenger screening, boarding procedures and other processes in the departure and arrival halls," according to a statement from the Department of State Services (DSS). The DSS said the arrest of the 14-year-old had "disrupted a spying network mounted by the Boko Haram terrorists".

It said the network was discovered on Monday and it was working with aviation authorities to pre-empt any attack at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. Boko Haram has waged a six-year violent campaign in Nigeria, killing thousands and forcing millions to flee their homes.

The bloodshed has been largely confined to the northeast of the country where the group has declared an Islamic state.