The Defence Headquarters has commended the troops of Operation Lafiya Dole for arresting a foreign arms and logistics supplier for the Boko Haram /Islamic States of West Africa States Province (ISWAP) terrorists.
The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, disclosed the breakthrough while giving updates on military operations across the country on Thursday in Abuja.
Enenche said the suspect who is a Nigerien national, was arrested by troops at a location close to an Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Camp in Diffa Region of Niger Republic on Oct. 3.
He said the arrest followed a credible intelligence on terrorists’ convergence at Chinguwa Village in Niger Republic close to Gashigar in Mobbar Local Government Area of Borno.