Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), working with forest guards, have intercepted a large consignment of medical supplies suspected to be intended for fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Borno State.

The development was contained in a post shared on X on Friday by security analyst Zagazola Makama.

According to the post, the interception took place in Kaga Local Government Area during a coordinated operation along a route believed to be used by insurgents to move supplies through forest areas.

Security sources said the items recovered include pain relief drugs, anti-malaria injections, antibiotics, and other medical materials, as well as basic consumables believed to support fighters in the field.

“The supplies were likely meant for ISWAP members who were injured during recent military operations in the North-East,” he stated in the post. 

Those behind the movement of the items reportedly attempted to transport them in small quantities to avoid detection by security operatives.

According to Makama, the intercepted materials have been taken into custody for further examination, while investigations are ongoing to track those involved in the supply network.

A Magistrate Court sitting in Ilesa, Osun State has sentenced two men, Damilare Oladunjoye and Azeez Ibironke to one year in prison for stealing iron rods from a federal road construction site along the Ilesa-Ibadan Expressway.

The duo were found guilty by Magistrate Adedokun Ayeni of Magistrate Court II, Ilesa Division, after being arraigned on charges bordering on theft.

According to the Osun State Security Network Agency and Amotekun Corps in a statement obtained by DAILY POST on Friday, the suspects were arrested during a routine midnight patrol conducted by operatives on Monday along the Ilesa-Ibadan Expressway.

The Corps, in a statement by its spokesperson, Yusuf Idowu Abass, stated that the patrol team observed the duo riding a motorcycle while transporting iron rods concealed in a sack. 

“The suspects reportedly attempted to flee upon sighting the Amotekun patrol vehicle but were pursued and apprehended.

“During preliminary investigations, the two men allegedly confessed to stealing the iron rods from a road construction site located on the expressway.

“The suspects further admitted that they had previously stolen construction materials from the same project on more than one occasion.”

According to their confessional statements, the stolen iron rods were sold to a scrap dealer for ₦35,000 per operation, with the proceeds shared between them.

Following the completion of investigations, the defendants were arraigned before Magistrate Court II, Ilesa Division, on June 2, 2026. 

The prosecution was conducted by the Legal Adviser of the Osun Amotekun Corps, Oyedele Akintayo, on three counts of stealing, contrary to the laws of Osun State.

After hearing the matter, the court convicted the defendants and sentenced them to one year imprisonment each. The sentences are to run concurrently.

Ten suspected robbers and thugs have been arrested by the Niger State Police Command in a crackdown on criminal gangs operating in parts of Minna, with dangerous weapons and suspected cannabis recovered from the suspects.

The arrests followed separate intelligence-led patrols and raid operations conducted by police operatives in collaboration with local vigilante groups.

The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed in a statement on Friday three suspects were arrested while allegedly attempting to rob passengers in a tricycle along the Kwari-Begger/Maitumbi axis of Minna.

According to him, operatives attached to the Tactical Support Team were on routine patrol on June 4 when they spotted a group of armed youths wielding cutlasses and knives.

The suspects, identified as Sadiq Ibrahim, 25, Abdulazeez Ahmed, 25, and Ibrahim Abdullahi, 26, all residents of Kwari-Begger, Maitumbi, were immediately apprehended.

Abiodun said two cutlasses and a jackknife were recovered from the suspects, who allegedly confessed during interrogation that they intended to dispossess passengers of their phones and other valuables.

In a related operation, police operatives attached to the Central Police Station, alongside vigilante members, raided criminal hideouts around PZ area, Sabon-Gari, Abdulsalam Quarters, Tayi Village and Seyeno on June 2.

Seven additional suspects were arrested during the raid, while two sharp curved weapons and quantities of suspected cannabis were recovered.

The police spokesman said all the suspects are currently in custody and undergoing further investigation.

Meanwhile, he stated that the command also arrested a suspect, Abubakar Alfa, for allegedly being in possession of a locally made pistol and a cutlass at a public function in Katcha.

The suspect was arrested by operatives attached to Katcha Division on June 1 after he failed to provide a satisfactory explanation for possessing the weapon.

He has since been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Minna, for further investigation.

In another development, the police recovered an abandoned Volkswagen vehicle with registration number KUJ 113 SB along the Suleja-Minna Road.

Abiodun said the vehicle had reportedly been abandoned near Farin-Doki for three days before police operatives from Paiko Division, assisted by community members, moved it to the station for safekeeping and investigation.

The command said efforts are ongoing to apprehend other members of the robbery syndicate and unravel circumstances surrounding the abandoned vehicle.