Friday, April 24, 2026 - Troops of Operation ENDURING PEACE have raided a clandestine arms manufacturing site in Gwandanu Village, Langtang North Local Government Area of Plateau State and arrested two suspects caught while fabricating sophisticated firearms.
Captain Chinonso Polycarp Oteh, Media Information Officer
Joint Task Force, Operation ENDURING PEACE, in a statement said during the
precise tactical raid, troops seized a substantial cache of weaponry and
industrial equipment used for the production of illegal arms.
Items recovered includes the following two AK-47 rifles and
one G3 rifle, alongside a suite of manufacturing tools such as two generating
sets, a welding machine, a drilling machine, a hand filler, and a comprehensive
technical toolbox.
In a related engagement, troops deployed
at Gidan Waya, Jema’a
Local Government Area of Kaduna State, responded to armed attack on members of
the Forest Guards and Vigilante Group of Nigeria.
The troops in collaboration with Forest Guards pursued the
assailant towards the Jaginde Forest axis, and upon sighting the approaching
troops around Ungwar Maruwa, the suspected criminals abandoned their motorcycle
and fled into the bush. But, troops intercepted and arrested one of the fleeing
suspects.
Items recovered includes; AK 47 rifle, one AK 49 rifle, a
motorcycle and a sleeping mat.
The arrested suspects are currently in custody undergoing
investigation to determine the extent of their distribution network and any
potential links to wider criminal syndicates.
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