Army arrests suspected gunrunner linked to notorious terror kingpins in Katsina

Troops of 17 Brigade, Operation FANSAN YANMA person arrested a suspected gunrunner allegedly progressive successful supplying weapons and ammunition to violent groups operating successful the North-West.

This is contained successful a connection posted connected X by a counter-insurgency and information adept successful the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama.

Makama revealed that  the suspect, identified arsenic Saidu Rabiu, aged 25, from Wagini successful Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State, was arrested connected May 15, 2026, astatine astir 10:20 a.m.

He noted that troops acted connected credible quality and swiftly mobilised to the General Hospital, Batsari, wherever the fishy was reportedly receiving attraction for an undisclosed illness.

According to him, the fishy was subsequently arrested astatine the infirmary without absorption and moved  for interrogation.

He added that preliminary probe allegedly linked the fishy to the proviso of military-grade weapons and ammunition to respective notorious panic kingpins operating successful the region, including Bello Turji, Ado Aliero, and different transgression commanders identified arsenic precocious Kachalla Black and Yellow.

 “The fishy is presently successful custody and undergoing further interrogation to uncover wider arms trafficking networks supporting violent operations successful the North...