The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced the arrest of Anas Said who allegedly masterminded a terrorist attack on Nigerian soldiers at a checkpoint in Borno State in 2023

TheFederal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) has announced the arrest of Anas Said who was alleged to have carried out a terrorist attack on Nigerian soldiers at a checkpoint in Borno State in 2023.

The FBI in a statement issued last Thursday said Said was arrested while attempting to carry out a possible terrorist attack in Houston., Texas, United States (US).

“FBI Houston SAC Douglas Williams announces the arrest of 28-year-old Anas Said. He is accused of attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and, by his own admission, planning a terrorist attack on US soil – all from his apartment in far west Houston,” the statement read.

“Said was arrested last week at the apartment complex where he lived. We stopped a potential terrorist attack from happening right here in Houston,” it added.

According to the statement, investigators with FBI Houston’s Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) learned that Said was searching for ways to commit violent acts on behalf of ISIS in Houston.

It added that Said admitted to researching how to conduct an attack on local military recruiting centers and offering his home as a safe sanctuary to ISIS operatives.

He is also reported to have admitted to bragging that he would commit a “9/11-style” attack if he had the resources while he attempted to produce ISIS propaganda.

Said faces up to 20-years in prison if convicted of all the charges brought up against him by the US authorities. (The Guardian)