Army arrests suspected gunrunner linked to notorious terror kingpins in Katsina

Troops of 17 Brigade, Operation FANSAN YANMA have arrested a suspected gunrunner allegedly involved in supplying weapons and ammunition to terrorist groups operating in the North-West.
This is contained in a statement posted on X by a counter-insurgency and security expert in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama.
Makama revealed that  the suspect, identified as Saidu Rabiu, aged 25, from Wagini in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State, was arrested on May 15, 2026, at about 10:20 a.m.
He noted that troops acted on credible intelligence and swiftly mobilised to the General Hospital, Batsari, where the suspect was reportedly receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness.
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