Monday, July 27, 2026 -Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have arrested two suspected terrorist informants and cattle rustlers during a joint operation with local hunters at the Buni Yadi Friday Market in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State.
Military sources told security analyst Zagazola Makama that
the operation was carried out at about 2:00 p.m. on July 24, 2026 by troops of
27 Task Force Brigade in conjunction with members of a hunters’ group acting on
intelligence.
The suspects were identified as Muhammadu Sani, 32, from
Mainahari in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State, and Buba Umaru, 40, from
Garin Jauro in Fune Local Government Area of Yobe State.
According to the sources, the operation turned violent when
one of the suspects attacked a member of the hunters’ group with a cutlass
while resisting arrest.
The hunter sustained severe head injuries during the attack
and was immediately attended to, while the troops overpowered and apprehended
the suspects.
Preliminary investigations revealed that Muhammadu Sani
confessed to serving as a logistics supplier and informant for Boko Haram
terrorists for nearly seven years.
He also admitted to leading terrorists to the residences of
two local residents, where the insurgents successfully rustled cattle during
separate attacks.
Military sources said the confession is expected to assist
ongoing intelligence efforts aimed at dismantling terrorist support networks
operating within communities across the North-East.
The two suspects are currently in the custody of 27 Task
Force Brigade and are undergoing further investigation to determine the extent
of their involvement in terrorist logistics, intelligence gathering and cattle
rustling activities.
Security officials said the arrest underscores the critical
role played by local intelligence and collaboration between troops and
community-based security groups in identifying individuals who provide
logistical support and operational information to terrorist elements.
They added that troops of Operation HADIN KAI will continue
to target terrorist collaborators, informants and logistics networks as part of
ongoing efforts to deny insurgents the local support structures that sustain
their operations across the North-East.
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