Army arrest militant, recover arms, ammunition in Benue, Plateau, Kaduna
Adetokunbo Fakeye
Nigerian Army seized some arms and ammunition from militants in Benue, Plateau and Kaduna states.
Maj-Gen Chris Olukolade, Director of Defence Information said in a statement on Wednesday that the troops recovered some of the arms and ammunition from a young member of an armed gang in Benue State.
According to him, two rifles, three locally fabricated pistols and 61 rounds of ammunition were recovered from the militant.
He said intelligent unit of the army were currently interrogating the arrested militant.
Gen. Olukolade stated further that military troops recovered five guns, three locally fabricated pistols and two revolvers from two hideouts of armed gangs at Hukke and Reweinko in Plateau State.
Other things recovered according to him are materials for making Improvised Explosive Devices, 45 live cartridges, various calibres of ammunition, bows and arrows, cutlasses, axes and daggers among.
The Defence spokesman added that some of the militants were killed in a gun battle with troops at Kwandaga, Kaduna State, adding that several arms and ammunition were also recovered in the Kaduna operation.
According to Olukolade, the ongoing Operation Restore Peace was designed to rid the North Central and North West zones of armed gangs.
