Military nabs top ISWAP informant who spies on troops movements

Military nabs top ISWAP informant who spies on troops movements for terrorists

A 50 calibre machine gun mounted to the back of a military Toyota Land Cruiser in Mbalala, Borno State northeast Nigeria on March 25, 2016. On April 14, 2014, Boko Haram militants kidnapped 276 schoolgirls from their dormitories at the Government Girls Secondary School Chibok, drawing global attention to the Islamist insurgency in northeast Nigeria. / AFP PHOTO / STEFAN HEUNIS

The Nigerian troops have captured a notorious ISWAP Informant, who leaked information on the movement of security personnel and commuters to terrorists.

An intelligence officer told Saturday Sun that the suspect, known as Goni Fandam, had been in the radar of security services since last year before he was eventually nabbed while spying on the location of troops in Borno.

The source said: “After intercepting his several communication with senior ISWAP commanders, the troops traced him to a hideout in Mainok axis.

“He was part of dozens of informants on monthly remuneration of N250, 000 just for providing the terrorist group with information on military posts and movements.

“In addition, he provided terrorists with information on travellers between Jakana and Auno, as well as between Maiduguri and Damaturu

One Major DY Chiwar led the troops in the arrest of the informant.

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