Nigerian forces seize drug shipment for Chad terrorists

Nigerian military forces have intercepted a large shipment of illicit drugs and other prohibited items allegedly destined for terrorist groups operating in the Lake Chad region, arresting a Chadian national in the process. The operation, conducted by troops of Sector 3, Joint Task Force North East, Operation Hadin Kai, took place on Thursday, July 9, 2026, along the Maiduguri-Monguno highway in Borno State.

The suspect, identified as 48-year-old Rachael Samuel from Kelo in Chad's Chari-Baguirmi Province, was arrested while travelling towards Kwatan Doron Baga in Kukawa Local Government Area. According to a statement from the acting Military Information Officer, Captain Mohammed Goni, preliminary findings indicate the recovered substances were being moved to locations within the Lake Chad Islands, an area known to harbor terrorist elements.

Items recovered from the suspect include seven compressed bundles of suspected cannabis sativa weighing approximately 30 kilogrammes, two 10-litre containers of hydromercuric chloride-a substance locally known as "Suck and Die"-a carton containing 48 bottles of dry gin, 61 bottles of herbal alcoholic beverages, a mobile phone, two Automated...