Troops of the Joint Task Force North-East, Operation HADIN KAI, have arrested four suspected Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province collaborators in separate intelligence-led operations in Yobe and Borno states, while intercepting 20 suspected family members of Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad terrorists fleeing sustained military offensives.
The Acting Military Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North-East), Operation HADIN KAI, Capt. Mohammed Goni, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday.
According to the statement, troops of the 159 Battalion under Sector 2 arrested two suspected terrorist collaborators during a cordon-and-search operation in Geidam, Yobe State, following credible intelligence.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects allegedly supplied hard drugs and other logistics to Boko Haram terrorists, thereby facilitating insurgent activities,” the statement read.
The military said troops recovered a large quantity of suspected Indian hemp, multiple mobile phones, power banks, scissors, knives, torchlights, lighters, cigarette rolls,
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