Troops bust illegal arms factory, recover weapons in Jos, Kaduna

Troops of Operation ENDURING PEACE person raided a clandestine arms manufacturing tract successful Gwandanu Village, Langtang North Local Government Area of Plateau State and arrested 2 suspects caught portion fabricating blase firearms.

Captain Chinonso Polycarp Oteh, Media Information Officer Joint Task Force, Operation ENDURING PEACE, successful a connection said during the precise tactical raid, troops seized a important cache of weaponry and concern instrumentality utilized for the accumulation of amerciable arms.

Items recovered includes the pursuing 2 AK-47 rifles and 1 G3 rifle, alongside a suite of manufacturing tools specified arsenic 2 generating sets, a welding machine, a drilling machine, a manus filler, and a broad method toolbox.

In ​a related engagement, troops deployed astatine Gidan Waya, Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State, responded to equipped onslaught connected members of the Forest Guards and Vigilante Group of Nigeria. ​

The troops successful collaboration with Forest Guards pursued the assailant towards the Jaginde Forest axis, and upon sighting the approaching troops astir Ungwar Maruwa, the suspected criminals abandoned their motorcycle and fled into the bush. But, troops intercepted and arrested 1 of the fleeing suspects.

Items recovered includes; AK 47 rifle, 1 AK 49 rifle, a motorcycle and a sleeping mat.

​The arrested suspects are presently successful custody undergoing inves...