Troops arrest five suspects in Benue, recover arms, ammunition

Troops of Section 1 Operation Whirl Stroke, OPWS, deployed astatine FOB Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State, person arrested 5 suspects and recovered arms and ammunition.

The troops carried retired the warring patrol connected March 23, 2026, targeting a suspected violent enclave astatine Amla Icho successful Otukpo Local Government Area.

This was made known successful a station connected X by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency and information adept successful the Lake Chad region.

“During the operation, troops apprehended 5 suspects and recovered six locally fabricated guns, sixteen bare cartridges, 1 motorcycle, 3 machetes, and six mobile phones, among different items.

“All suspects and recovered materials are successful the custody of the troops for further probe and indispensable action,” Makama said.

He added that the cognition was portion of continuous information efforts to disrupt transgression and insurgent activities successful Benue State.

Troops apprehension 5 suspects successful Benue, retrieve arms, ammunition