Troops intercept suspected arms dealer, recover ammunition, foil cattle rustling operation

Troops of Joint Task Force (North West), Operation FANSAN YAMMA (OPFY), person arrested a suspected arms courier, recovered a ample cache of ammunition, and rustled cattle successful North East Nigeria.
Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja,
Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force (North West) Operation FANSAN YAMMA made this known successful a connection connected Saturday. He said that troops of Sector 2 OPFY deployed astatine a checkpoint successful Kaura, intercepted a civilian conveyance traveling towards Shinkafi Local Government Area of Zamfara State, and recovered a locally fabricated pistol, a mag and implicit 1,000 rounds of ammunition concealed successful a sack containing millet, among different items connected 5 June, 2026.

According to the statement, pursuing investigation, the exhibits were transported by a 42-year-old fishy identified arsenic Mustapha Abubakar, who is believed to beryllium progressive successful the amerciable question of arms and ammunition to terrorists operating wrong the region, adding that the fishy was en way to present the items to an accomplice.

Troops intercept suspected arms dealer, retrieve ammunition, foil cattle rustling operation