Troops arrest suspected terrorists, informant, drug peddlers, rescue victims

The Nigerian Army has said that its troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), person continued to grounds important operational successes crossed the theatre.

The Army said the troops person arrested suspected terrorists and their collaborators, rescued kidnapped civilians, and recovered explosive devices during coordinated operations.

A connection signed by Lieutenant Colonel Uba Sani, Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI, said that successful a notable development, troops of OPHK deployed astatine Ngamdu, portion conducting operational engagements successful the town, apprehended 2 suspected terrorists identified arsenic 32-year-old Haruna Adamu and Ibrahim Adamu, 20.

The Army said preliminary investigations bespeak that the suspects fled from Zamfara State into Yobe State.

The connection listed items recovered from them to see a smartphone, a keypad phone, a powerfulness bank, an recognition card, suspected illicit substances, charms, and different idiosyncratic effects.

It added: “The suspects person since been handed implicit to the due authorities for further investigation.”

The Army said successful a related operation, troops of 254 Battalion nether Headquarters Sector 2 besides arrested a suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP informant, Ali Muhammad, 30, astatine Ngamdu Market.

The suspect, who according to the Ar...