Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have arrested a 15-year-old suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) logistics courier in Ngamdu, Borno, linking him to recent terrorist attacks and ongoing military airstrikes on insurgent enclaves in the Jilli axis.\u00a0Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the suspect, identified as Tijjani, was apprehended on Sunday, April 12, 2026 while allegedly attempting to procure logistics for insurgent fighters operating within the NgamduBenisheik corridor.\u00a0According to the publication, the suspect confessed during preliminary interrogation that he participated in the attacks on Benisheik and Ngamdu carried out on Thursday.\u00a0My name is Tijjani, I am 15 years old. I was arrested today in Ngamdu. I was among the terrorists that attacked Benisheik and Ngamdu, the suspect said.\u00a0\u00a0He reportedly disclosed that the group mobilised from Jilli, a known insurgent stronghold in Gubio Local Government Area, before executing the attacks and subsequently returned to the enclave.\u00a0Before the attack we came from Jilli and returned there after the attack, he said.\u00a0The suspect further revealed that he was redeployed from Jilli on Saturday with the sum of N850,000 to procure supplies for other fighters.\u00a0I was sent from Jilli yesterday with N850,000 to collect some logistics from Ngamdu, but I was arrested by troops, he stated.\u00a0He added that he left behind other fighters at the Jilli enclave but could not confirm their fate following the recent military airstrikes on the area.\u00a0I left my colleagues at Jilli yesterday. I dont know what has happened to them there, he said.\u00a0Military sources said the arrest of the suspect provides further insight into the operational and logistics network of ISWAP within the region, particularly the central role of Jilli as a staging ground and supply hub.\u00a0The development comes barely 24 hours after the Air Component of OPHK conducted precision airstrikes on the Jilli axis, destroying a major terrorist logistics base and neutralising scores of insurgents.\u00a0The strikes, which followed sustained Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions, targeted a convergence of motorcycles and vehicles identified as belonging to insurgents and their logistics handlers.\u00a0Field reports indicated that at least two motorcycles and one vehicle were destroyed, while several terrorists were killed in the operation.\u00a0Some insurgents were said to have taken cover upon hearing the approaching aircraft but later returned in the evening to evacuate casualties.\u00a0Military authorities have consistently described Jilli as a no mans land under insurgent control, where activities such as the so-called weekly market serve as logistics and coordination points for terrorist operations.\u00a0The arrest of the teenage suspect, who admitted to moving funds and facilitating supplies, underscores the reliance of insurgent groups on logistics couriers, including minors, to sustain their operations.\u00a0\u00a0The post Troops arrest teenage ISWAP logistics courier in Borno, link suspect to Jilli strikes appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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