Troops intercept terror suspects, recover ammunition in Kogi

Troops of 12 Brigade Nigerian Army deployed on Road Jamata–Owara successful Lokoja Local Government Area intercepted a suspected violent logistics courier riding a motorcycle specially modified with a concealed compartment for the covert conveyance of ammunition.

Lieutenant Hassan Abdullahi, Acting Assistant Director Army Public Relations, 12 Brigade Nigerian Army, successful a statement, said pursuing the apprehension of a high-profile violent ammunition courier, Mathew Elisha (alias Nasara), who had been connected information ticker lists, troops of the Brigade recorded different operational occurrence by intercepting 2 suspected terrorists’ logistics couriers and recovering a ample cache of ammunition successful Kogi State.

According to the statement, “The cognition which was conducted connected 20 April 2026 followed credible quality connected the question of suspected terrorists’ logistics elements wrong the Brigade’s country of responsibility.”

Furthermore, troops deployed astatine Response Area Oshokoshoko mounted a drawback checkpoint on Road Obajana–Kabba successful Lokoja Local Government Area and intercepted a Toyota autobus conveying the suspects from Makurdi to Obajana.

During the operation, a thorough hunt of the conveyance led to the apprehension of 2 suspected terrorists’ logistics couriers identified arsenic Mallam Zubairu Abubakar and Adamu Abubakar Abdullahi.
Further hunt of the conveyance resulted successful the betterment of a sack conta...