Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have apprehended a serving soldier and a police officer for alleged involvement in smuggling arms and logistics to Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in the North East.
A credible source at Army Headquarters revealed that the suspects were apprehended between Sept. 26 and Sept. 28, adding that the troops on internal security operations, had on Sept. 26, intercepted suspicious movement of military-grade ammunition along a known terror supply route in Borno.
He said the surveillance led to a sting operation on Sept. 27, during which the suspects were caught with rifles, ammunition and communication devices, adding that the preliminary investigation showed their alleged links to a wider supply network now under close watch.
According to him, the duo is being interrogated and will face disciplinary measures before being handed over for prosecution.
The source said troops also apprehended a suspected Boko Haram collaborator in Baga area of Borno State and intercepted three motorcycles ferrying 32 Jerry cans of petrol at Kasuwan Dere, Mubi South Local Government Area of Adamawa.
In the North West, the source said the troops of 17 Brigade nabbed a suspected terrorist logistics supplier and an informant in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State.
According to him, preliminary investigation linked the suspects to an arms dealer with ties to an operative codenamed Babaru.
“Another suspect escaped after scaling a fence as troops closed in, while several kidnap victims were rescued in other theatres,” he said.
