Personnel of the Nigerian Army under Operation HADIN KAI have arrested a man suspected of having links to the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) during a security operation in Munguno LGA of Borno State.
According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, the arrest took place at about 3pm on Wednesday along the Maiduguri–Monguno highway, where troops were carrying out routine surveillance and vehicle checks.
Makama said soldiers from the 212 Battalion, stationed at Delta One, stopped the suspect after noticing what they described as suspicious behaviour.
A search of his belongings led to the recovery of a Starlink satellite internet terminal, a Wi-Fi router fitted with six access points, a mobile phone and N1,000.
When questioned, the suspect reportedly told the troops that he runs an internet service business in his community and that the equipment was meant
