About 400 Starlink communication devices used by Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province across the North-East have been seized by troops of Operation Hadin Kai.
Brig.-Gen. Beyidi Martins, a sector commander, disclosed this while briefing journalists on Tuesday in Damaturu.
“The lifeblood of terrorist activists is logistics resupply and we are deliberately denying them freedom to move supplies, communication equipment, fuel and other operational items across the theatre,” he said.
Mr Martins added that the recovered Starlink terminals, linked to Elon Musk’s satellite internet service, were intercepted during operations across Sambisa Forest, the Timbuktu Triangle and other terrorist enclaves in the North-East.
According to him, the interception formed part of broader efforts by troops to disrupt the logistics lifelines sustaining terrorist activities in the region.
“There is a high level of collusion between some members of the civil populace and the terrorists. Some do it willingly while others are forced through threats and coercion,” Mr Martins stated.
According to him, troops had arrested several logistics suppliers, couriers and collaborators linked to terrorist resupply operations.
“It will interest you to know that arrests are made on a daily basis. So far, we have disrupted over 400 logistics-related cases and networks supporting terrorist operations,” he said.