Troops arrest three suspected terrorists, seize AK-47 in Benue

Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) person successfully apprehended 3 individuals suspected of coercion and seized an AK-47 firearm with ammunition during a pre-rainy play information expanse successful the Agasha country of Guma Local Government Area, Benue State.

According to OPWS spokesperson, Lieutenant Ahmad Zubairu, successful a connection released connected Friday, the cognition took spot connected March 26, 2026, carried retired by unit from the COAS Intervention Battalion XI aft receiving credible quality astir the beingness of suspected criminals successful the vicinity.

Lieutenant Zubairu explained that the troops moved strategically to isolate the country and were capable to detain the suspects, identified arsenic Sule Ibrahim and Salmanu Risko of Nasarawa State, on with Abdulkareem Haruna from Jos, Plateau State.

Items recovered from the suspects included 1 AK-47 rifle, 2 magazines, and 27 rounds of 7.62mm x 39 ammunition. Additional objects seized comprised a Tecno mobile phone, a cutlass, 10 sachets of alcohol, and assorted charms.

The spokesperson noted that the suspects stay successful subject custody, pending preliminary investigations and eventual prosecution.

He added that the cognition is portion of ongoing initiatives to unafraid farming communities up of the bedewed season, with troops maintaining a robust posture to forestall transgression activities crossed the state.

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