Army arrests ISWAP logistics supplier in Kaduna
The Nigerian Army has arrested an Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) logistics supplier, Nasiru Mohammed, for the terrorists in Kaduna State and other parts of the northern region.
Mohammed was said to have been apprehended by the troops after several weeks of investigations with the aid of some local informants from the Northern states and has been transferred to Division 1 of the Nigerian Army, for further investigation.
As gathered, Mohammed provides services for newly recruited terrorists and assists ISWAP members that were escaping from other regions, where they were being threatened by the military, to North West.
It was learnt on Saturday that Mohammed, who worked at the mobile phone wing of Kaduna Central Market was coordinating activities of the ISWAP ranging from logistics supply, provision of temporary shelter for terrorists before their deployment to various camps
Sources claimed that the terrorist collaborator and other villagers and traders were those aiding terrorism and its continued spread across the northern region.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Farouq Yahaya, during his visit to the Northeast Theatre of Operation, on Nov. 4, commended the troops in all frontline of Operations across the country noting that “there is still more work to be done to consolidate on the successes.
Yahaya urged the commanders to invest their resources in seeking more relevant Information, adding that “Perpetrators are not from the moon; they are here with us.”
“Commanders on the ground need to harness more information networks, relate with credible sources of information, triangulate and take necessary action on the Intels generated.”
He said the president and commander-in-chief of the armed forces have been keenly following the development on the front lines, and he has been happy with the troop’s operational successes.
