Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation Hadin Kai, have arrested a 65-year-old woman, Hauwa Abulazeez, for allegedly supplying illicit drugs to Boko Haram terrorists operating in Borno State.
Abulazeez was arrested on January 23, 2026, during an intelligence-led operation conducted under Operation Desert Sanity V in Askira Uba Local Council.
She is suspected to be a key supplier of cannabis sativa to Boko Haram elements operating across Askira Uba, Rumirgo, Gwahi, Wamdiyo, Uvu and Gaya communities. Military sources said she was also a major conduit in the distribution of the illicit substance within several locations in the North-East theatre. Investigations revealed that the suspect allegedly sourced the cannabis from Sarti Baruwa Local Government Area of Taraba State and transported it through established trafficking routes for onward distribution to terrorist elements and criminal networks.
Confirming the arrest, the Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East), Operation Hadin Kai, Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, said troops recovered 14 compressed blocks of cannabis sativa.
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