Troops arrest five suspected kidnappers, recover arms

Troops of Sector 2, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), successful conjunction with the Yobe State Hunters Group, person arrested 5 suspected kidnappers during a well-coordinated, intelligence-led operation.

In a connection on Friday, Captain Mohammed Goni, Acting Military Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI, Maiduguri, said the cognition was conducted connected July 23, 2026, astatine Jegalari Village successful Fune Local Government Area of Yobe State.

The connection said that, pursuing credible accusation connected the activities of the suspected transgression elements, troops of the 233 Battalion, deployed astatine the Damaturu Military Cantonment, carried retired the cognition and recovered 3 locally fabricated AK-47 rifles, 1 locally made pistol, assorted ammunition, and 4 mobile phones believed to beryllium linked to the suspects’ transgression activities.

“The suspects are presently successful subject custody alongside the recovered exhibits for further probe to ascertain their engagement successful kidnapping and different related transgression activities,” the connection said.

The troops stay resolute successful their committedness to denying terrorists and different transgression elements state of enactment crossed the North East done sustained intelligence-driven operations.

The connection urged members of th...