The Troops of 1 Division of Nigerian Army, Kaduna, have arrested two suspected suppliers of ammunition to terrorists and recovered weapons and 16 motorcycles in Kaduna.
The Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations 1 Division, Lt.-Col. Musa Yahaya, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Wednesday in Kaduna.
He said the suspects were arrested in their various houses around Awon based on credible intelligence from a previously arrested terrorist collaborator who had been in the custody of the troops.
The army spokesman identified the suspects as Shuaibu Lawan and Salihu Usman, while items including an AK-47 rifle, two Dane guns, eight rounds of 9mm ammunition, seven live cartridges, and five shells of expended cartridges were recovered from where they were buried in the criminals’ compound.
Troops of the division while in another clearance operation around Dogon Daji-Saulawa in Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area, also engaged bandits in a fierce gun duel, during which they recovered some dangerous weapons including a G3 rifle, 16 motorcycles, two locally made guns, and a phone.
Following the successful operation, the General Officer Commanding One Mechanised Division, Major General Valentine Okoro, charged the troops to sustain the tempo and rid all criminal elements from the division’s area of responsibility.
