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Troops of the Nigerian Army person apprehended precocious worth violent suspects, killed scores and recovered cache of arms and ammunition crossed the country.
The Army said troops successful collaboration with Department of State Services operatives from Port Harcourt Command connected October 7 raided a suspected kidnappers’ hideout astatine Eket section authorities country of Akwa Ibom State and arrested a high-value people identified arsenic “Emmanuel Akpan” a notorious kidnap kingpin operating on the Oron/Ibaka axis.
“The fishy is presently successful DSS custody for further investigation,” it said.
Similarly, connected 8 October 2025, troops of 196 Amphibious Battalion astatine Baga successful Kukawa section authorities country of Borno State arrested an ISWAP/JAS violent combatant portion attempting to infiltrate the town.
According to the subject High Command, preliminary investigations revealed that the fishy served arsenic a logistics and quality courier betwixt violent enclaves successful Chad and Niger Republic, with the intent to spy connected unit movements nether the guise of a surrendering fighter.
“The fishy has since been handed implicit to 403 Amphibious Brigade for further investigation,” it said.
In different development, troops of 4 Demonstration Battalion connected a drawback checkpoint on the Lere–Saminaka–Kaduna Road successful Sabon Birni section authorities country of Kaduna State, intercepted 2 suspects conveying 1,307 rounds of 7.62mm peculiar ammunition, 4 mobile phones and ₦27,000 cash.
Initial investigations indicated the ammunition was being transported from Barakin Ladi, Plateau State, to Zamfara State.
According to subject sources, 3 ISWAP/JAS terrorists, including a female, voluntarily surrendered to 68 Battalion troops astatine Bosso, Niger State, citing aggravated subject unit and hardship successful violent enclaves astir the Tumbun Marcobina axis.
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