BREAKING NEWS: 7 Boko Haram, ISWAP commanders arrested returning from Mecca at Katsina Airport

Seven suspected commanders of Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) have been arrested at Katsina Airport while returning from the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

The Federal Government has described the arrest as one of the biggest breakthroughs achieved through Nigeria’s integrated digital identity system.

The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed the development on Friday shortly after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assented to the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Act, 2026, saying the arrests underscored the effectiveness of the administration’s reforms in identity management and border security.

According to the minister, the suspects were intercepted upon arrival in Nigeria and immediately handed over to the Department of State Services (DSS) after.See the video & full news here.

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