A suspected collaborator of Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP), Nasiru Mohammed, has been arrested by Military intelligence operatives.

Mohammed is notorious for allegedly providing liaising services to terrorists arriving the North-West through Kaduna State.

Sources disclosed that the arrest was made possible by informants from the North East.

The sources disclosed to Vanguard that Nasiru, who allegedly worked at the GSM Wing of Kaduna Central Market allegedly coordinated activities of ISWAP, including logistics supply and provision of temporary shelter for terrorists before they are sent to their camps.

He said the alleged collaborator received Boko Haram or ISWAP members fleeing the North-East due to aggressive operations by the troops of Operation Hadin Kai, and kept them in secret hideouts for them to stabilize before moving to camps in the North-West and North-Central.

The source lamented that the real obstacle standing between troops and total obliteration of terrorists is the nefarious activities of local network of informants, collaborators and sponsors aiding and abetting insurgency.

Counter insurgency expert with knowledge of the North-East, Zagazola Makama, confirmed the arrest, noting: “This network of informants has become a booming business enterprise for the unscrupulous locals and their recruiters.

“He was handed over to the troops of 1 Division, Nigerian Army for further investigation.”

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