Nigerian troops arrest suspect, recover 100 rounds of ammunition in Plateau

Troops of Operation Enduring Peace, OPEP, person announced the apprehension of a suspected violent ammunition courier, portion besides recovering 100 rounds of ammunition from the fishy during a sting cognition successful the Kuka assemblage of Shendam Local Government Area of Plateau State.

According to information sources, the intelligence-led cognition which culminated successful the apprehension of the violent astatine astir 1:00 p.m. connected Sunday, March 15, was carried retired by the troops operating nether Sector 9, Sub-Sector 91 of the task force.

A information root who spoke connected the information of anonymity, said the fishy was apprehended portion successful possession of 100 rounds of 7.62mm peculiar ammunition believed to beryllium meant for a violent radical operating astir Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State and neighbouring states.

He stated that preliminary investigations besides revealed that the fishy is simply a subordinate of the violent radical and was besides observed to person a gunshot coiled believed to person been sustained during an onslaught successful Benue State successful 2024.

“The fishy and the recovered ammunition are presently successful custody arsenic investigations continue,” the information root added.

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