Troops of the Nigerian Army under Operation HADIN KAI have arrested two suspected collaborators of Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, during an intelligence-led operation in Magumeri Local Government Area of Borno State.
The arrests were disclosed by counter-insurgency and security analyst Zagazola Makama in a post on X.
According to intelligence sources cited by Makama, troops of the 109 Special Forces Battalion, in collaboration with Hybrid Forces, carried out the operation at about 5:08 a.m. on July 28 following credible intelligence from the Hybrid Forces Headquarters in Maiduguri.
The operation led to the arrest of Modu Collu, 20, and Bashir Goni Tijani, 47, both residents of Magumeri town.
The sources said preliminary interrogation indicated that the suspects admitted to collaborating with Boko Haram/ISWAP fighters operating in the area.
Troops also recovered a Tecno mobile phone belonging to one of the suspects, Modu Collu, during the
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