Troops at the Forward Operating Base, Chabbal Checkpoint have intercepted a suspicious vehicle conveying five occupants and recovered the sum of N37 million approximately carefully concealed in bags, alongside multiple mobile phones suspected to be linked to terrorist financing and coordination activities.
Media Information Officer, Lt-Col. Sani Uba in a statement issued Monday said the interception represented a significant breakthrough in ongoing efforts to dismantle financial conduits suspected to support terrorist logistics and operational activities within the theatre.
He added that these coordinated operations demonstrate troops’ proactive strategy of tightening the noose on terrorist supply chains by simultaneously targeting physical movement corridors and financial enablers.
Uba stressed that the sustained pressure across key transit routes and support networks reflects a deliberate approach to weaken terrorist elements from within and limit their capacity to regenerate combat power.
Meanwhile , on February 16, troops of Sector 1, in conjunction with Vigilante Forces, executed a well-coordinated night ambush along a known terrorist crossing route frequently used by ISWAP elements transiting from the Cameroon axis into Nigeria.
Uba added: “The terrorists, unaware of the troops’ concealed tactical deployment, ran into effective enfilade fire and were forced to withdraw in disarray.
“Subsequent exploitation of the contact area led to the recovery of a sizeable cache of critical logistics supplies assessed to be intended for terrorist resupply operations.”
Uba said that the interception significantly disrupts the terrorists’ sustainment capacity and operational reach within the area.
He said troops remained in firm control of the general area and are conducting further exploitation operations to consolidate gains.