Troops arrest Chadian woman ferrying drugs, alcohol to terrorists in Borno
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have arrested a suspected foreign supplier of illicit drugs and other prohibited items believed to be destined for terrorist elements operating in the Lake Chad region. The suspect, identified as Mrs. Rachael Samuel, 48, a Chadian national from Kelo in the Chari-Baguirmi Province of the Republic of Chad, was intercepted along the Maiduguri-Monguno Road in Borno State. The Acting Military Information Officer of OPHK, Capt. Mohammed Goni, disclosed this in a statement yesterday, saying the suspect was arrested on Thursday, July 9, following credible intelligence. According to Goni, the suspect was travelling in a suspicious vehicle towards Kwatan Doron Baga in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno state when troops intercepted and searched the vehicle. He said the items recovered included seven compressed bundles of suspected Cannabis sativa weighing about 30 kilogrammes, two 10-litre […]