By Emmanuel Obisue
Nigerian troops have arrested two suspected fake National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) officials who had visited the Gagamari Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Niger Republic to register non-Nigerians.
This was disclosed on Thursday by Major General Musa Danmadami, Director, Defence Media Operations during the military’s bi-weekly press briefing at the Defence Headquarters Abuja.
“On 13 October 2022, troops in conjunction with the Nigeria Police and NIS operatives intercepted 2 suspected fake National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) officials. It was revealed that the suspects had visited Gagamari IDP camp in Niger Republic to register non-Nigerian in the IDP camp.
“Items recovered from the suspects include National Identification Number (NIN) registration machine, printing machine, laminating machine, a computer tracking machine and a generator set among other items,” he informed.
He added that “during the weeks in focus, 31 suspected Boko Haram/Islamic State of West Africa Province members were neutralized, while 10 were arrested and 2 civilians rescued.
“Furthermore, a total of 366 Boko Haram Terrorists and their families comprised of 23 adult males, 112 adult females and 231 children surrendered to troops at different locations within the theatre. All recovered items, arrested terrorists, logistics suppliers and rescued civilians have been handed over to the appropriate authority for further action while the surrendered Boko Haram/Islamic State of West Africa Province terrorists and their families are being profiled for further action”.
The military top brass further informed that in separate operations in Nigeria’s southwest region on October 7, troops of Operation AWATSE in collaboration with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, destroyed 15 hectares of marijuana farm at Mabu village in Ijebu Local Government Area of Ogun State.
