Operatives of Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS), working alongside forest guards, have intercepted a consignment of medical supplies allegedly intended for fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Borno State, according to a report by TheCable.

The interception reportedly took place on Friday during a coordinated operation in Kaga Local Government Area, targeting a suspected logistics route used by insurgent networks operating within forested regions.

Security sources cited by counter-insurgency publication Zagazola Makama said the seized items included pain-relief drugs, anti-malaria injections, antibiotics and other pharmaceutical products believed to support insurgent fighters recovering from battlefield injuries.

The report stated that the supplies were linked to efforts to replenish ISWAP fighters following recent casualties and setbacks from intelligence-led military operations involving Nigerian forces and US Africa Command (US-AFRICOM).

Authorities believe the materials were being moved in small batches to avoid detection along forest corridors. The intercepted consignment has been taken for forensic analysis, while investigations continue to identify those behind the supply chain.

The development comes shortly after the Nigerian military, in collaboration with US-AFRICOM, reportedly killed 21 ISWAP fighters in an airstrike in Arege, Kukawa LGA, on 1 June.