Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have arrested a suspected logistics supplier to the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, while attempting to transport a large consignment of pharmaceutical drugs towards Damboa in Borno State.
This is contained in a post on X by a security expert, Zagazola Makama on Saturday.
Zagazola said the suspect was intercepted at about 11:00 a.m. on July 10 during routine security screening by intelligence personnel of the 18 Battalion deployed at the Molai Main Entrance Gate on the outskirts of Maiduguri.
He identified the suspect as Mohammed Goni, 31, who was travelling in a vehicle heading towards Damboa when troops subjected the vehicle to a routine search.
Zagazola added that the search led to the discovery of a large quantity of assorted pharmaceutical drugs in the suspect’s possession.
He was unable to produce any valid clearance or documentation authorising the
