Operation Hadin Kai announces the arrest of 15 policemen and 18 soldiers under suspicion of selling weapons to terrorists.

Addressing journalists in Maiduguri on the activities of troops in the North-East, the Theatre Commander, Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar, who spoke through his Staff Officer, Administration, Major Ademola Owolana, said Operation Snowball, an exercise launched in August 2024 to target ammunition racketeering in the theatre, has recorded successes.

Another 8 civilians were arrested under the same allegation including a traditional ruler.

Among the notable arrests is an armourer for the 7th Division who has been engaging in this act ‘since 2018’ and had N45 million in his bank account.

A police inspector has N135 million passing through his bank account, and a soldier of the 3rd division ordnance services had N34 million in his account.

This further shows how the strength of terrorist groups like ISWAP lies in how they embed in the local space and infiltrate circles, as deep as inside the armory of the 7th Division, this highlights again how this war isn’t against only an armed group but against a whole network.