Nigerian Army forces have detained eight suspected logistics providers for the Islamic State West Africa Province in Borno State, while rescuing five kidnap victims in Katsina and capturing an oil facility saboteur in Bayelsa, as part of coordinated efforts to disrupt terrorist networks and protect key infrastructure.

The arrests in Gubio town, Gubio Local Government Area of Borno, occurred during a routine patrol by the 149 Battalion aimed at choking off supply lines to insurgents.

Troops uncovered 28 jerrycans and one drum of premium motor spirit (PMS), totaling around 1,000 liters, hidden in shops and a point-of-sale center, along with N145,510 in cash and five mobile phones meant for terrorist use.

According to The Nation, A military source in Abuja confirmed the suspects' handover for further interrogation, noting the operation's role in broader anti-ISWAP/Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad (JAS) campaigns that have intensified since early 2025.

In Katsina, a joint team from the 17 Brigade's Forward Operating Base in Malumfashi, alongside police and local vigilantes, responded to a distress call in Gidan Kwairo village.

The quick action scattered the abductors, who abandoned their five captives unharmed. Tragically, one civilian was killed in the exchange, and another suffered gunshot wounds before being rushed to Malumfashi General Hospital. Patrols have since ramped up in the area to rebuild community trust and prevent reprisals, amid ongoing banditry that has displaced thousands in the northwest.

Down south, soldiers from the 5 Battalion, working with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and Abili Security Services, nabbed a known oil vandal on September 7 in Okordia, Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa.

he suspect, linked to repeated sabotage of pipelines and wells, was transferred to the Department of State Services for deeper probes. This bust highlights the military's focus on shielding Nigeria's oil sector, which lost billions to theft last year, though locals in the Niger Delta often point to economic desperation as a driver behind such crimes.