The Kebbi State Police Command has dismantled a supply network linked to the notorious Lakurawa terror group, arresting four suspected collaborators and recovering a cache of arms, ammunition, and illicit drugs.
The operation, driven by credible intelligence, targeted border communities and areas in Bagudo Local Government Area, where the suspects were allegedly providing logistical support—including weapons and narcotics—to Lakurawa militants operating across the region. Lakurawa, an armed faction affiliated with the Islamic State Sahel Province, has been blamed for deadly raids, cattle rustling, and attacks on villages and security forces in Kebbi and neighboring Sokoto State.
Kebbi State Police Public Relations Officer DSP Nafiu Abubakar confirmed the arrests, describing the raid as a major blow to the group's operational backbone. “These collaborators were facilitating the flow of arms and drugs to sustain terrorist activities along our porous borders,” he said in a statement. The recovered items included firearms, live ammunition, and various banned substances believed to fuel banditry and insurgency in the area.
The bust comes amid heightened insecurity in the northwest, where Lakurawa has carried out brutal assaults on communities, sometimes in reprisal for security operations. Residents in border towns have long complained of fear and displacement, with the group exploiting remote terrain and cross-border ties to evade capture.
Security analysts view the disruption of supply lines as crucial to weakening Lakurawa’s capabilities, especially after recent military and vigilante actions that neutralized key figures like the kingpin Maigemu. Police said investigations are ongoing to trace other accomplices, while joint efforts with military and other agencies continue to secure vulnerable communities.
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