Nasiru Mohammed, an ISWAP collaborator who works as a liaison for new arrivals (terrorists) in Kaduna State's northwestern region, was detained by Nigerian security intelligence.
Zagazola Makama, a security analyst and counter-insurgency specialist, was informed by a security source that the arrest was recently made with the help of some local informants from the North East.
The source revealed that Nasiru, who worked at Kaduna Central Market's GSM Wing, was in charge of organising ISWAP activities, including logistics supply and the provision of temporary accommodation for terrorists prior to their deployment to different camps.
The source said that the terrorists’ collaborators usually received BHT or ISWAP members fleeing from the North East due to the aggressive operation by the troops of OPHK, and keep them in secret hideouts for them to stabilise before they eventually move to other camps in the NW/NC.
The sources lamented that the real obstacle standing between the troops and the total and final obliteration of terrorists is the nefarious activities of a local network of informants, collaborators and sponsors who are aiding and abating the crises.
This network of informants has become a booming business enterprise for unscrupulous locals and their recruiters.
He was handed over to the troops of 1 Division, Nigerian Army, for further investigation.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Farouq Yahaya, had during his visit to the North East Theatre Of Operation, on Nov. 4, commended the troops in all frontlines of Ops across the country, noting that “there is still more work to be done to consolidate on the successes.”