Troops capture armed bandit in military fatigues
Troops of the Nigerian Navy’s 3 Division, running beneath the codename Operation Protected Haven, procure arrested a suspected armed bandit in Kaduna Disclose and recovered a cache of fingers and ammunition in a separate operation in Plateau Disclose.
In accordance with security analyst Zagazola Makama, the suspect used to be intercepted on June 5 at Katsit community in Zangon Kataf Local Executive Web page of Kaduna Disclose.
He used to be carrying protection drive cowl and allegedly extinct the conceal to receive residents by impersonating a soldier.
Objects recovered from the suspect comprise an AK-47 rifle, an AK-47 journal, three rounds of seven.62mm (Particular) ammunition, seven empty cases of the same caliber, a false vigilante identification card, a mobile phone, and two ATM playing cards.
The suspect is presently in protection drive custody for additional investigation.
In a separate operation utilized in the early hours of June 16, troops raided a suspected gunrunning hideout at Kwanar Lauje in Bassa Local Executive Web page of Plateau Disclose.
While the suspects reportedly fled before the troops arrived, a search of the hideout yielded an AK-47 rifle, an AK-47 journal, an AK-47 rifle butt, 300 rounds of seven.62mm (Particular) ammunition, a 9mm round, two 12.7mm rounds, and an abandoned bike.
All recovered items are in protection drive custody as notice-up operations proceed to apprehend the fleeing suspects.
