Nigeria, June 8 -- Troops of Operation Savannah Shield, a joint task force in North-central Nigeria, have arrested five suspected terrorist informants in separate operations in Niger State, recovering communication devices, cash, and other items allegedly linked to criminal activities.

The acting spokesperson for the task force, Jamilu Yahaya, a Nigerian Army captain, in a statement on Sunday, said three suspects were arrested on Saturday during a routine fighting patrol along the Doro axis in Wawa, Borgu Local Government Area.

Preliminary investigations, he said, indicated that the suspects were members of a terror group operating in Duru, near the fringes of the Kainji Lake National Park.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that at least three ji...