Monday, September 8, 2025 - Nigerian troops and security operatives have arrested a female logistics supplier linked to notorious bandit leader Ado Aliero in Zamfara State.
The army disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, September
7, 2025.
The woman was detained on 6 September in Kucheri, Tsafe
district, with weapons, cash and other items, an army source told AFP.
She reportedly admitted to peddling drugs for the wanted
kingpin.
Six other suspects were also arrested in separate operations
nationwide, with troops recovering arms, fuel supplies and stolen property.
In Borno State, soldiers from the 192 Battalion, working
with a hybrid security force, k!lled an Islamic State West Africa Province
(ISWAP) fighter in a gun battle near Kwatara Kasa village.
Troops in Adamawa intercepted two alleged fuel smugglers in
Mubi South with 19 jerrycans of petrol strapped to motorcycles.
In Plateau State, troops of Operation Enduring Peace
uncovered two AK-47 rifles in a cache at Mista Ali village, Bassa district,
after interrogating a suspected informant earlier detained in Jos. The man
attempted to flee during the recovery operation but was k!lled.
In the capital Abuja, Guards Brigade troops tracked down
three suspects who had fled a checkpoint after being spotted in a stolen
vehicle from Osun State.
They were arrested in a Gwagwalada hotel, with troops
seizing the vehicle, 11 mobile phones and N29,700.
The suspects and exhibits were handed to police.
The army said operations were ongoing to dismantle criminal
networks and recover illicit weapons across the country.
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