Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have arrested a suspected foreign terrorist fighter, an alleged illegal immigrant and six suspected terrorist logistics suppliers in separate operations across Borno State.
The Acting Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI, Captain Mohammed Goni, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Maiduguri.
He said troops of the 115 Task Force Battalion, Sector 4 OPHK, stormed Lassa, Dille General Area of Askira/Uba Local Government Area on July 19, 2026, where they apprehended Musa Fashir, 32, a Sudanese national suspected to be a foreign terrorist fighter and collaborator.
Goni said preliminary intelligence suggested Fashir had links with terrorist elements operating in the region.
The troops also arrested Mary Florence, 36, who claimed to be an illegal immigrant from Ghana. He said investigations were ongoing to verify her identity, her reasons for being in the area, and any possible links to criminal networks.
Both suspects are currently in military custody undergoing profiling and interrogation to establish the extent of their activities and any connections to terrorist groups.
In a separate raid, troops of Sector 1 OPHK intercepted a suspected terrorist logistics network along a known supply route, arresting six suspects travelling in five vehicles laden with items believed meant for terrorist use.
Items recovered include 202 cartons of herbicides, a jerrycan of suspected acid, a Starlink internet communication device, six bags of NPK fertiliser, 10 bags of rice, 50 hoes and 20 packs of knapsack sprayer pumps.
Goni said some of the items — particularly the fertiliser and suspected acid — would undergo forensic examination to determine whether they could be used to produce improvised explosive devices.
The suspects and recovered items have been handed over to the Military Intelligence Regiment for further investigation to identify other members of the network and their sponsors.
He said continued operations have weakened terrorist supply chains, cutting off their access to food, medical supplies, communication equipment and other resources, and that the military would sustain pressure on terrorists, their financiers, logistics suppliers, informants and collaborators.
Goni urged the public to keep providing security agencies with credible information on suspicious persons and activities, stressing that public cooperation remains vital to restoring peace in the North East.
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