Troops arrest suspected ISWAP member in Borno

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai person arrested a suspected subordinate of the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, successful Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State.

A counter-insurgency and information adept successful the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, made this disclosure connected X

According to Makama, troops of 25 Brigade successful collaboration with members of the Civilian Joint Task Force, CJTF, arrested the fishy astatine astir 6:30pm connected March 18 aft quality connected a suspicious telephone speech betwixt him and different suspected terrorist.

It further revealed that the suspect, who resides wrong the Damboa wide area, confessed during preliminary interrogation to being subordinate of ISWAP who claimed to person disengaged from progressive operations.

“The fishy and his mobile telephone are presently successful custody for further probe and indispensable action,” Makama said.

According to subject authorities, troops volition proceed intelligence-driven operations to way and dismantle violent cells successful the region.

Troops apprehension suspected ISWAP subordinate successful Borno