Troops intercept vehicle conveying suspected stolen livestock in Kebbi

Troops of the 8 Division, Nigerian Army, successful collaboration with members of the Forest Guards, person intercepted a conveyance conveying suspected stolen livestock successful Arewa Local Government Area of Kebbi State.

The improvement was contained successful a station shared by information expert and counter-insurgency adept successful the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, via his X handle.

According to the post, the interception occurred astatine astir 6:28 a.m. on July 7 along the Kangiwa–Kamba Road during a regular warring patrol by the associated information team.

The troops reportedly stopped a suspicious conveyance and recovered 14 goats, 4 rams, 1 mobile telephone and N17,600 successful cash.

The suspects were arrested and handed implicit to the Nigeria Police Force for further probe and imaginable prosecution. 

The recovered livestock and different exhibits were besides transferred to the constabulary arsenic portion of the investigation.

According to information sources, the cognition is portion of ongoing efforts by information agencies to combat livestock rustling and different transgression activities threatening agrarian communities successful Kebbi State and the wider North-West region.

Troops intercept conveyance conveying suspected stolen livestock successful Kebbi