Nigeria: Troops Nab High-Profile Terrorist, 60 Collaborators in Fresh Operations

What the report says

The Nigerian Army says it has detained a high-profile suspected terrorist operative and 60 alleged collaborators in a series of operations carried out across several conflict zones between Aug. 12 and 13. The account was contained in a military report cited by Daily Trust and shared with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja.

According to the report, troops in Kaduna arrested a suspected ISWAP operative at a checkpoint while he was allegedly transporting foreign camouflage uniforms to a terrorist camp. The military said preliminary questioning linked the suspect to Dogo Gide and suggested he had been involved in supplying logistics.

Elsewhere, troops supported by hunters raided a motor park in Gombi, Adamawa state, after intelligence indicated that suspected collaborators were disguising themselves as laborers and street vendors. That operation led to the arrest of 60 people, who are being held for further investigation. The report also said troops recovered an RPG bomb in Zamfara, detained five suspected terrorists in Benue during offensive operations, and intercepted five women and seven children in Borno who were said to have fled a terrorist enclave.

The latest arrests highlight the continuing security operations against armed groups in Nigeria’s northwest, north-central and northeast regions. More broadly, the military’s description points to efforts not only to target fighters but also to disrupt supply, support and movement networks around them.