Troops of the 101 Special Forces Battalion have arrested a 60-year-old man suspected of being a spy for the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, along the Cross-Kukawa road in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State.
According to a post on X by counter-terrorism expert Zagazola Makama, the suspect, identified as Mallam Garba Audi, was arrested at about 9:55 a.m. on September 3, 2026.
Zagazola said the arrest followed human intelligence indicating the possible movement of a suspected ISWAP spy from Monguno towards Kukawa.
According to him, acting on the intelligence, troops intensified surveillance around their defensive location and arrested Audi, who was reportedly found wandering along the Cross-Kukawa road.
