Troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested three women suspected of collaborating with ISWAP terrorists during an operation carried out in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State.
Security analyst and counter-insurgency expert in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, disclosed the development in a post shared on X.
According to Makama, the arrest followed intelligence reports and intercepted communication that suggested plans to move a woman into a terrorist-controlled area.
He explained that troops of the 222 Battalion (Mechanised) conducted the operation at an Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, camp in Konduga, where the suspects were apprehended based on intelligence findings.
Makama stated that the women were suspected of assisting communication and movement between civilians and terrorist groups operating in the region.
He added that military authorities had placed the suspects in custody for further investigation and other necessary actions.
“The operation forms part of ongoing efforts to disrupt support networks and dismantle collaboration channels aiding terrorist activities in the North-East.
“Investigations are ongoing to determine the extent of their involvement and possible connections to other elements within the network,” Makama said.
In another development, KAKAKI OKEOGUN NEWS reports that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two elderly men, aged 84 and 75, for allegedly supplying illicit drugs to teenage secondary school students in Umuahia, Abia State, in a crackdown that also led to the interception of dangerous narcotics shipments from China and the arrest of several suspected drug traffickers across the country.
The agency disclosed that the suspects, identified as 84-year-old pensioner, Godfrey Orji, and 75-year-old Godwin Obulunbiya Obiora, were arrested in separate operations following intelligence reports linking them to the distribution of illicit substances to young people.
NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, said Obiora was arrested on Friday, June 19, at his patent medicine store located on Club Road, Umuahia.
According to him, a search of the premises led to the recovery of 4.64 kilograms of opioids, including tramadol and diazepam, allegedly stocked for sale to students and other users
