By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have arrested a suspected foreign terrorist fighter, an alleged illegal immigrant and six suspected terrorist logistics suppliers during intelligence-driven operations in Borno State.
The Acting Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI, Captain Mohammed Goni, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Maiduguri.
According to him, troops of the 115 Task Force Battalion, Sector 4 OPHK, carried out an operation on July 19, 2026, in Lassa, Dille General Area of Askira/Uba Local Government Area, where they apprehended Musa Fashir, 32, a Sudanese national suspected to be a foreign terrorist fighter and collaborator.
Goni said preliminary intelligence suggested that Fashir had links with terrorist elements operating in the region.
