Troops arrest suspected gunrunner, wife in Kaduna

Troops of Joint Task Force, Operation Enduring Peace (JTF-OPEP), person arrested a suspected gunrunner and his woman successful Saminaka, Lere Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State.

Maj. Samson Zhakom, the media serviceman of the operation, disclosed this successful a connection connected Wednesday successful Jos.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that JTF-OPEP is simply a peculiar task unit saddled with the work of maintaining bid successful Plateau and parts of Kaduna and Bauchi states.

Zhakom said that the 40- and 18-year-old suspects were apprehended connected Oct. 8 by its troops successful collaboration with Operation Fansan Yamma (OPFY).

“In a coordinated cognition to heighten information crossed the Joint Operations Area, troops of JTF OPEP, successful collaboration with those of OPFY, tracked and apprehended 2 notorious gunrunners.

“The suspects were intercepted astatine a drawback checkpoint established by the associated troops of JTF OPEP and OPFY astatine the outskirts of Saminaka successful Lere LGA.

“The operation, prompted by auctionable quality from an quality bureau successful Plateau, led to the betterment of 1,207 rounds of 7.62 mm (Special) ammunition.

“The ammunition was believed to beryllium bound for equipped groups operating successful the northwestregion of the country,” helium said.

The media serviceman said that suspects and different items recovered are presently successful its custody undergoing further investigation. (NAN)

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