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Nigerian military arrests teenage ISWAP logistics courier linked to Borno attacks

Sunday, 12 April 2026 · 1 min read
Based on: Premium Times Nigeria

Nigerian troops from Operation Hadin Kai (a multinational military force combating jihadist insurgency in the Lake Chad Basin) have arrested a 15-year-old suspected logistics courier for ISWAP (Islamic State West Africa Province) in Ngamdu, Borno state. The teenager allegedly confessed to participating in recent attacks on nearby towns and revealed he had been dispatched from Jilli — a known insurgent staging ground in Gubio Local Government Area — carrying 850,000 naira (roughly $530) to procure supplies for active fighters. The arrest, which followed precision airstrikes on ISWAP positions in the Jilli area, offers security forces rare direct intelligence into the group's supply network, though the Nigerian Air Force has also launched an investigation into reports of civilian casualties caused by those strikes.

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Premium Times NigeriaNigerian military arrests ISWAP’s teenage terrorist logistics courier linked to Jilli attacks
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