Troops arrest suspected ISWAP spy over planned attack on Borno bases

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai person arrested a antheral suspected of moving for the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) implicit an alleged crippled to onslaught 2 subject bases successful Borno State.

The suspect, identified arsenic Muhammad Shuaibu, was arrested by troops of the 212 Battalion astatine the Forward Operating Base (FOB) successful Chabbol aft quality reports pointed to a planned violent attack.

According to subject sources quoted by counter-insurgency and information adept Zagazola Makama, the fishy was apprehended during a regular patrol astir 500 metres from the anti-vehicle ditch protecting the subject base.

The apprehension followed what the subject described arsenic “credible quality intelligence” astir an impending attack.

Preliminary investigations reportedly linked the fishy to a planned onslaught connected the 199 Special Forces Battalion, besides known arsenic Mosquito Camp, and the Forward Operating Base successful Chabbol.

Military sources said the fishy admitted during questioning that an onslaught had been planned and claimed the terrorists intended to proceed with the cognition contempt his arrest.

The subject said the apprehension enabled troops to tighten information astir the targeted bases and fortify their defences against immoderate imaginable attack.

The fishy has been handed implicit to the 7 Military Inte...