Nigeria Army disrupts gunrunning network in Plateau, foils kidnapping in Benue β Officials
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Summary: The operation led to the recovery of two locally fabricated AK-47 rifles, one round of 7.62mm ammunition, two knives, and three mobile phones.
Troops of the Nigerian Army have disrupted a suspected gunrunning network in Plateau State and separately foiled a kidnapping attempt along the OtukpoβEnugu Expressway in Benue State, as security operations intensified across the North-central region during the Yuletide period.
In Plateau State, troops of the 3 Division of the Nigerian Army, operating under Joint Task Force Operation Enduring Peace, arrested three suspected gunrunners during an intelligence-led raid in Vom, Jos
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