Troops arrest suspected gunrunner, recover ammunition in Taraba

Troops of the 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army/Sector 3 of Operation Whirl Stroke, OPWS, intercepted a suspected weapon runner and recovered 969 rounds of ammunition during a stop-and-search cognition successful Taraba State.

The arrest, which took spot connected Saturday, February 21, 2026, occurred astatine Sarkin Kudu successful Ibi Local Government Area pursuing actionable quality received by the troops.

According to a connection issued by Lieutenant Umar Muhammad, Acting Assistant Director of Army Public Relations, 6 Brigade, vigilant soldiers connected sentry work flagged down an Audi conveyance with registration fig RBC 798 DV (Abuja).

A thorough hunt of the conveyance led to the apprehension of the suspect, identified arsenic Mr. Monday Reuben, 48, from Numan Local Government Area of Adamawa State.

Items recovered from the fishy included 2 AK-47 rif...