Troops arrest suspected terrorists, gunrunner; recuperate weapons in Kaduna

The troops of 37 Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) Demonstration Battalion intercepted and arrested three suspected gunrunners along Kauya–Old Afaka–Sabon Birni Road area in Igabi LGA of Kaduna State.

The suspects: Yakubu Jibril, 45; Abubakar Yahaya, 45; and Isiya Sani, 30, driving a black Golf 4 car with registration number Abuja YAB 385 K7, were arrested with a large cache of arms and ammunition suspected to be meant for criminals in the bush.

Items recovered include: AK-47 rifles, live rounds, 54 rounds of 5.56 x 45mm (NATO) ammunition, 17 magazines, four GSM handsets, one magazine carrier, one machete, some charms, one MTN Wi-Fi modem, suspected illicit substances, tyre cold patch materials, as well as a cash sum of N365,600, among others.

The suspects are presently in custody for further interrogation and investigation.