Troops intercept suspected terrorist supplier in Katsina

Troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force North West, Operation Fansan Yamma, person arrested a suspected violent logistics supplier and recovered 4 caller motorcycles and 450 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) successful Katsina State.

The cognition followed quality received astir suspicious question on the Gurbi–Zurmi way linking Katsina and Zamfara states.

Military sources said the troops mounted a targeted stop-and-search operation, during which they intercepted a commercialized inferior motortruck allegedly attempting to bypass information protocols.

“A thorough hunt of the conveyance led to the find of 4 brand-new motorcycles concealed successful sealed packages, seemingly to evade detection,” the sources added.

The troops besides recovered 15 jerrycans containing 30 litres of PMS each. The substance was reportedly hidden among containers of rootlike and thenar lipid successful an effort to conceal the consignment.

The driver, identified arsenic Mallam Abbas Umoru, was arrested and is being held by the subject for questioning.

Initial investigations suggest that the items were allegedly being transported to violent hideouts astir the Katsina-Zamfara border.

The subject said the cognition disrupted the proviso web of violent groups successful the area, peculiarly their entree to motorcyc...