Troops Arrest ISWAP Members Posing as Tailors

Troops Arrest ISWAP Members Posing as Tailors 

Troops from Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH) have apprehended two suspected members of the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) who were disguising themselves as tailors to establish a terrorist cell in Plateau State.

 The suspects, identified as Abdulkadir Dalhatu and Ubaidu Hassan, both aged 25, were captured during an intelligence-driven operation in Yelwa, Shendam Local Government Area, on April 11.

Major Samson Zakhom, the spokesperson for OPSH, revealed that the duo were part of an ISWAP network tasked with setting up operational bases in Plateau and Bauchi States under the direction of a senior ISWAP commander. "They used tailoring as a cover for their activities," Zakhom stated, confirming that the two men are now in custody and will face prosecution under Nigerian law.