CRIME: TROOPS ARREST SUSPECTED BOKO HARAM TERRORIST IN TARABA, RECOVER WEAPONS
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Troops of 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army/Sector 3, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have arrested a suspected Boko Haram terrorist in the Garba Chede community of Bali Local Government Area of Taraba State.
The suspect, identified as Nura Yakubu, was arrested while acting on credible intelligence.
Investigations revealed that Yakubu, a food vendor, was involved in harboring Boko Haram terrorists deployed to Taraba State for terrorist activities.
A press statement by Captain Olubodunde Oni who is the Acting Assistant Director of 6 Brigade Army Public Relations says further findings linked him and his gang to the kidnapping of a businessman, Arinze, and the son of Alhaji Ibrahim sometime ago in the Garbatau community of Bali Local Government Area.
Meanwhile, following the unfortunate kidnapping of a district head within the Jalingo Local Government Area on 27 November 2024, and his subsequent release after payment of ransom, troops intensified intelligence-driven operations to track and apprehend the perpetrators.
This effort led to the arrest of Musa Suito on 18 December 2024, in the Jalingo metropolis. The suspect, a member of a vigilante group providing security services to prominent and wealthy individuals, exploited his position to gather information on potential targets for kidnappers.
Items recovered from him included one Dane gun and two cartridges.
In the wake of the development, the 6 Brigade Nigerian Army says it remains steadfast in its mission to ensure the safety and security of lives and properties across Taraba State and beyond.
It for the support of the public to enable it do so.
”We urge members of the public to remain vigilant and continue providing timely and credible information to security agencies to enhance the fight against criminal elements,” Oni said in the statement.
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