Troops from the 6 Brigade Nigerian Military on Thursday apprehended a infamous gunrunner, violent extremists, and a suspected ransom provider concerned in unlawful dealings of arms and ammunition to prison components inside Taraba State and different elements of the nation.
The Military introduced this in a press release on Thursday night, revealing that the suspects have been captured by troops from the 93 Battalion of the Brigade based mostly on credible intelligence about their illicit actions.
Among the many arrested people is 45-year-old Joshua Dutse Idah, recognized as an arms seller, who was tracked by troops and arrested on January 20 in Ibi city, Ibi LGA.
“On interrogation, Dutse confessed he was going to Katsina State to herald AK 47 rifles and that he obtained half cost of 300,000….After a radical search on the automobile, troops recovered 1 PK machine gun, amount 399 rounds of seven.62 mm particular ammunition and three AK 47 rifle magazines,” the assertion reads.
Janet Igohia, aged 31, was additionally apprehended by the troops after gathering N1,500,000.00 as ransom cost for an kidnapped sufferer.
Igohia, disclosing her affiliation with infamous criminals, talked about being married to Voryor Gata, a infamous prison and a former second-in-command to the late Gana Terwase.
She claimed earlier marriages to high-profile criminals, together with the late Terkibi Gemaga, AKA Mopol, a infamous kidnapper who was killed by troops 5 years in the past, and the late Gana Terwase, one other infamous prison who was killed throughout Joint Particular Drive Operation three years in the past.
Moreover, troops deployed in Mararaba Baissa neighborhood of Donga Native Authorities Space additionally detained two suspected gunrunners, Alhaji Adamu Damisa (40) and Usman Isah (44), allegedly concerned in extrajudicial killings and cattle rustling.
Their arrest resulted within the seizure of 664,000, believed to be the proceeds of unlawful actions, in addition to two Techno cell phones.
In one other comparable growth, on February 7, troops from the twentieth Mannequin Battalion stationed on the Ahead Working Base in Bali Native Authorities Space apprehended Malam Muhammadu Shuaibu, a 50-year-old suspected violent extremist on the run.
The Military mentioned a preliminary investigation confirmed that Shuaibu is identical wished suspect who fled earlier after three Dane Weapons have been recovered from his dwelling within the Dakka neighborhood with the help of his spouse.
The military added that the suspects and recovered reveals can be turned over to applicable authorities for additional investigation and prosecution in accordance with the present legal guidelines that govern its operations.
It cautioned, nevertheless, that the arrest of those criminals ought to function a warning to all these concerned within the unlawful arms commerce and different prison acts.