Nigerian troops continue recording steady successes in their efforts to rid the country of terrorists and other criminal elements. Reports avaible to this publication indicate that the latest successes in this direction include the neutralization over the weekend of a suspected female ISWAP/JAS spy in Borno State and arrest of 14 IPOB/ESN members, cultists and a deserter soldier in separate operations across the country. NAN reports Saturday said the suspected terrorist was sighted through CCTV cameras approaching a military position from the Sambisa axis, adding that troops of 222 Battalion at Forward Operating Base Kawuri in Konduga Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno neutralised the suspect before she could reach the defensive perimeter The reports said troops of Operation MESA also arrested a deserter soldier of 13 Brigade at a checkpoint in Bwari Area Council of the FCT, adding that the troops recovered a military uniform and a vehicle from the deserter during the arrest. “The troops also intercepted a vehicle conveying suspected stolen armoured cables and arrested the driver for further investigation," the reports said. “In the South-East, troops of Operation UDO KA apprehended five suspected IPOB/ESN members at Etuekwe Junction in Orsu LGA of Imo,” it furher disclosed, explaining that the suspects were arrested at a secluded location believed to be a movement route used by the criminal group. In a related development, it was reported that troops of 82 Division Garrison and 103 Battalion, working with other security agencies, arrested eight suspected cultists at Eha-Amufu in Isi-Uzo LGA of Enugu State. “Preliminary investigation linked the suspects to terrorist activities around the Eha-Amufu border communities between Enugu and Ebonyi states," the report said. “The suspects were subsequently handed over to the Nigeria Police Force for further investigation and prosecution,” it added.

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Author: Editor in Chief

Current date: 14 August 2026