Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland–Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) through its MIP alleged that, ‘Khehoi camp of Unification party’ [ NSCN-Unification] is training 80 Kukis from Manipur and described the move as “Singson’s [NSCN-U leader] sinister plan to send back recruits to Manipur to join Kuki National Organisation (KNO) /SoO (Suspension of Operations)” and confront Nagas in pursuit of Kuki territorial council, reports Nagaland Post. the release alleged that the position of the Kukis as “historical refugee status” who are opposed to Naga political settlement based on Framework Agreement. NSCN-IM further alleged that NSCN-U, ‘’as part of the Working Committee (WC) of Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs), had agreed with [Government of India] to go ahead [settle] with economic packages, they should not have “gone for other thing [training Kukis] which has nothing to do with contemporary needs of Nagas”.