Rescue three kidnapped persons in Nasarawa, arrest four cultist in Plateau
The Defence Headquarters, yesterday, said gunboats of Forward Operating Base, Ibaka, Akwa Ibom State, arrested two suspects and a wooden boat laden with 1,184 of 25kg bags of Yaraliva Nitrabor Fertiliser being smuggled from Cameroon during routine patrol on the Effiat waterways.
It also disclosed that while fertilisers were usually for agricultural purposes, the possibility of it being acquired by criminal elements and militants for making explosives could not be ignored.
Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche said this while briefing journalists on military operations in Abuja, stressing that the arrested fertiliser posed security threat considering current security challenges in the country.
Spokesperson of Defence Headquarters (DHQ),
Major-General John Enenche, said during a media briefing on Thursday, January 14, 2021 that troops have sustained their operations against criminal elements with numerous recorded successes.
Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji killed at least 50 bandits during an offensive operation in Kuriya village of Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State on January 9.
Troops recovered 334 livestock from the bandits after the operation that left four soldiers injured.
Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke also rescued three kidnap victims during an operation at Mararaba Udege general area in Nasarawa LGA of Nasarawa State.
One bandit was killed during the January 7 operation.