Troops of Sector 4 Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have apprehended another foreign terrorist fighter and an alleged illegal immigrant during a security operation in Lassa, Dille general area of Askira/Uba Local Government Area, Borno State, while sustaining aggressive counter-terrorism operations across the North East Theatre.
In a statement on Monday, Mohammad Goni, the Acting Military Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East) Operation Hadin Kai, told journalists on Monday.
According to Goni, he is in military custody, undergoing profiling and interrogation to establish his identity and determine the extent of his activities.
“The operation was carried out by troops of the 115 Task Force Battalion at about 11:48 a.m. on 19 July 2026 as part of ongoing intelligence-driven operations in the North East Theatre.”
“During the operation, troops arrested one Musa Fashir, a 32-year-old Sudanese national suspected to be a foreign terrorist fighter and collaborator,” the statement reads in part. Related News Court grants Miyetti Allah president N2bn bail in alleged $2.63m money laundering case Senegal' Faye elected ECOWAS chair as country secures commission presidency Badenoch congratulates Burnham but warns new UK PM faces early test
