Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have intercepted materials intended for the manufacturing of Improvised Explosive Devices and arrested a suspected suicide bomber, identified as Abubakar Mustapha, in Borno State. The Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force, Northeast Operation Hadin Kai, Lt Col Sani Uba, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. According to him, the suspect was arrested on Monday by troops of 152 Task Force Battalion in collaboration with other security agencies in the Bama local government area of the state. PUNCH Online had on December 24 reported that a suicide bomber killed five and injured 35 in Al-Adum Jumaat Mosque, Gamboru market, Maiduguri. The suicide bomber detonated the bomb while worshippers were observing their evening prayers at 6 o’clock

Source: Punch December 31, 2025 00:00 UTC