The terror web
Revelation made by Vikiye Zhimomi exposes the links between NSCN (IM) and Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI and Al Quaeda. 

Vikiye Zhimomi joined NSCN (IM) in April 1993. For a year he was given basic military training by the underground organisation in Nagaland itself. As he had done well during the training, he was selected for advanced training along with six others by IM.

Vikiye sneaked to Bangladesh through Dawki border. From Nagaland, he first came to Shillong and from there went to Dawki. He didn’t face any trouble in entering to Bangla. He was carrying a letter from the organization mentioning that he was going for advanced training. According to Vikiye the letter worked as his passport. When at the scheduled time and place he handed over the letter to a BDR personnel, he was promptly handed over to another IM activist, who was already in Bangladesh. Then Vikiye went to CHT and stayed there for couple of days. There he saw cadres of other insurgent groups active in the North-East in the camps.

After some time, Vikiye was told that his passport and visa were ready and he would have to leave for Bangkok. He came to Dhaka after receiving the information. But prior to his departure it was found that his papers were not in order. Thus he had to go back to CHT.

After rectifying the flaws, Vikiye went to Bangkok. There he met with few top NSCN (IM) leaders. According to him, he met Muivah also. From Bangkok he went to Islamabad and from there went to Kandahar by road. From Kandahar, Vikiye went to training camps in Tora Bora.

Throughout this long journey, Vikiey was instructed by his bosses not to change his dress so that he could be easily spotted by IM contacts both in Bangkok and Islamabad. Vikiye was surprised to see strong IM network both in Bangkok and Islamabad. It was a very smooth journey. He didn’t face any difficulty at all. The links were effective and friendly. They gave Vikiye VIP treatment throughout   his journey. 

Life was nice and tension-free at the training camp also. Al queda activists provided best possible security for the trainees. At the training camps, Vikiye saw Osama bin Laden, who used to visit the training camps once in a week. There also people behaved nicely with Vikiye. It was quite clear from their behaviour that Muivah is a respected and familiar name among the Al queda activists. While in the camps, couple of times he was told that Muivah was in Islamabad. Vikiye was in Afghanistan for eight months and learnt the use of RDX and TNT and became an expert to carry out subversive activities. There were around 50 LTTE cadres in that training camp undergoing training at that time. However, there were no other NE militant groups present in the camp. 

On his way back to Nagaland, Vikiye stayed in Bangladesh for couple of days. There he taught members of other underground organisations active in NE the use of explosives and plastic devices. After he returned to Nagaland, he became the trainer and trained the IM cadres to carry out subversive activities. He was one of the masterminds of the twin blast in Dimapur and the Brahmaputra Mail blast. He left IM by the end of 95 and joined NSCN (K).     

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