- Nigerian troops recover ISWAP notebooks in Borno
- Documents show fighters, roles, weapons, ammunition
- Reveals high level of organisation
- Materials under review for intelligence insights
Nigerian troops have recovered operational notebooks from fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province in Mallam Fatori, revealing detailed planning and coordination of attacks.
The recovered documents reportedly contain lists of militants mobilised for operations, including their assigned roles, weapons, and ammunition allocations.
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According to security analyst Brant Philip, who shared insights on the development, the findings highlight the structured nature of ISWAP’s operations.
“The notebooks show the list of militants mobilised for the attack, their roles, their weapons and their allocated ammunition,” he said.
The discovery suggests that ISWAP operates with a well-coordinated system, similar to other branches of the Islamic State.
Philip noted that similar documentation methods have been observed in Puntland, linked to IS-affiliated groups.
In some cases, even support roles such as cameramen are documented, with resources like memory cards allocated, showing a high level of operational planning.
Experts say such findings reinforce the idea that ISWAP is not just a militant group but functions like a proto-state structure, with organised systems resembling governance, logistics, and command chains.
Security agencies are currently analysing the recovered materials to gain deeper insight into:
• Personnel deployment strategies
• Logistics and supply chains
• Communication patterns
The intelligence gathered could help strengthen ongoing military operations against insurgents in the North-East.