NIGERIAN TROOPS ARREST SUSPECTED ISWAP INTERNET PROVIDER
Nigerian troops under Operation Hadin Kai have arrested a man suspected of having links to the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) during a security operation in Munguno LGA of Borno state.
The arrest reportedly took place at about 3pm on Wednesday along the Maiduguri–Monguno highway, where troops were carrying out routine surveillance and vehicle checks.
According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, 212 Battalion soldiers stationed at Delta One, stopped the suspect after noticing what they described as suspicious behaviour.
A searching of his belongings resulted into the recovery of a Starlink satellite internet terminal, a Wi-Fi router fitted with six access points, a mobile phone and N1,000.
However, the suspect reportedly told the troops that he runs an internet service business in his community and that the equipment was meant for commercial operations.
The security officials however said the circumstances surrounding the suspect’s movements and the communication devices found in his possession warranted further scrutiny.
He was subsequently taken into custody and transferred for additional investigation.
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