Soldiers recover weapons linked to criminal kingpin in Taraba
Troops of the Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition during an operation in Takum LGA of Taraba State. The military said the operation was carried out on January 4, following actionable intelligence on the movement of an associate of a suspected criminal kingpin identified […]
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Troops of the Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition during an operation in Takum LGA of Taraba State.
The military said the operation was carried out on January 4, following actionable intelligence on the movement of an associate of a suspected criminal kingpin identified as John Ngata.
Ahmad Zubairu, acting Media Information Officer of OPWS, said in a statement that troops established a roadblock in Zaki-Biam, Benue State, where the suspect was intercepted without resistance.
He said the suspect, after preliminary interrogation, led the troops to a hidden armoury in Amadu village, Takum LGA, where they recovered items including 13 AK-47 rifles, 39 AK-47 magazines, 690 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition and four hand grenades.
The military said the armoury was professionally destroyed after the recovery to prevent further use.