Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have arrested a suspected foreign terrorist fighter, an alleged illegal immigrant and six suspected suppliers believed to be providing logistics support to terrorist groups during separate intelligence led operations in Borno State.
The development was confirmed in a statement issued on Monday in Maiduguri by the Acting Media Information Officer of the Headquarters Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI, Captain Mohammed Goni.
According to the statement, troops of the 115 Task Force Battalion under Sector 4 carried out an operation on July 19, 2026, in Lassa within the Dille General Area of Askira Uba Local Government Area, where they apprehended 32 year old Musa Fashir, a Sudanese national suspected of being a foreign terrorist fighter and collaborator.
Captain Goni said preliminary intelligence indicates that the suspect may have links with terrorist groups operating in the North East, adding that investigations are ongoing to determine the extent of his involvement.
The troops also arrested a 36 year old woman identified as Mary Florence, who claimed to be an illegal immigrant from Ghana. Security agencies are currently verifying her identity, the circumstances surrounding her presence in the area and whether she has any connection to criminal or terrorist networks.
Both suspects remain in military custody, where they are undergoing profiling and interrogation as investigators work to establish their activities and possible affiliations.
In another operation, troops of Sector 1 intercepted an alleged terrorist logistics network and arrested six suspects believed to have been transporting supplies intended for terrorist groups operating in the region.
The suspects were apprehended while travelling in five vehicles along a route suspected to be used for terrorist logistics. Security operatives recovered a large quantity of items believed to have been destined for terrorist camps.
Recovered materials included 202 cartons of herbicides, one jerrycan containing a substance suspected to be acid, a Starlink wireless internet communication system, six bags of NPK fertiliser, 10 bags of rice, 50 hoes and 20 packs of knapsack sprayer pumps.
The military said some of the seized items, particularly the fertiliser and the suspected acid, will undergo forensic and technical analysis to determine whether they could be used in the production of improvised explosive devices.
Captain Goni added that the suspects and all recovered exhibits have been transferred to the appropriate Military Intelligence Regiment for further investigation aimed at identifying other members of the suspected logistics network as well as those financing or coordinating their activities.
He noted that sustained military operations have continued to disrupt terrorist supply chains, limiting their access to food, communication equipment, medical supplies and other critical resources needed to sustain their operations.
The military reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining pressure on terrorist groups, their financiers, logistics suppliers, informants and collaborators in order to reduce their operational capacity and improve security across the North East.
The spokesperson also appealed to residents to continue supporting security agencies with timely and credible information on suspicious persons, movements and activities, stressing that public cooperation remains vital to ongoing efforts to restore lasting peace and stability in the region.
