{"id":356140,"date":"2025-02-18T07:05:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T06:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=356140"},"modified":"2025-02-18T07:05:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T06:05:13","slug":"nigerian-army-chief-confirms-boko-haram-iswap-receiving-foreign-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/02\/18\/nigerian-army-chief-confirms-boko-haram-iswap-receiving-foreign-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Army Chief Confirms Boko Haram, ISWAP Receiving Foreign Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"marker:text-textOff list-disc\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"my-0\"><strong>Major General Adekunle Ariyibi confirmed that Boko Haram and ISWAP receive foreign backing, which has sustained their insurgency in Nigeria for over 15 years<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"my-0\"><strong>The Chief of Defence Standards revealed that these terrorist groups have advanced their operations by accessing international funding and military technology, including drones<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">The Chief of Defence Standards and Evaluations at the Defence Headquarters (DHQ), Major General Adekunle Ariyibi, has confirmed that terrorist groups like Boko Haram and the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) are receiving foreign backing, enabling their prolonged insurgency in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking as a guest on Channels Television\u2019s \u2018The Morning Brief\u2019 on Monday, Gen. 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