The military on Thursday said, Guards Brigade troops raided Karshi hill and surrounding villages in Abuja Municipal Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, arrested 64 youths in black attires armed with 9 locally made guns.
Director, Defence Media Operations Major General Danmadami disclosed this at the Defence Headquarters bi-weekly press briefing on troops activities and operational successes being recorded in the various operational theaters of the 6 geo-political zones of the Country.
General Danmadami revealed that, their arrest followed an intelligence plans by hoodlums to disrupt the Independence Day Celebration.
He added that troops of Guards Brigade also raided an identified illegal drug peddlers hideout along Koroduma-Asokoro Guzape in Abuja Municipal Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory and arrested 5 suspected drug peddlers, while 11 bags of substance suspected to be cannabis sativa was recovered from the suspects. He added that, 33 suspected illegal miners were also arrested at an illegal minning site at Gwagwalada Area Council.
Giving updated further, the Director Defence Media Operations noted that troops in the North Central Zone of the Country have continued to crack down on the activities of terrorist, bandits and criminal elements in their general area of operations.
He said, troops of Operation WHIRL STROKE on 30 September 22 conducted raid operation at a suspected criminal hideout, neutralized 2 terrorists while other escaped with gunshot wounds at Otukpa in Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue State. Similarly on the same day, troops responded to a distress call about the activities of a bandit leader identified as full fire and his gang members at Zaki Ibiam and Zamkara, arrested 3 One suspected bandit in his hideout, and recovered arms and ammunitions.
Troops in conjunction with the operatives of NSCDC arrested a notorious kidnapper and armed robber known as Anas Ayaro 22years who has been on the wanted list of security agencies along Layi in Bauchi State. The suspect is said to be the leader of a notorious gang involved in major kidnapping, cattle rustling and armed robbery incident in Plateau and neighboring states.
Troops arrested 9 suspected kidnappers, rescued 8 civilians, while troops on 4 October 2022 responded to distress call about the attack of gun men at fefur community in Jos East Local Government Area of Plateau State, consequently, troops trailed the assailants and neutralized 2 suspects and recovered 1 fabricated pistol with 10 rounds of 7.62mm special. All recovered items have been handed over to the relevant authority for further action
The military thanked Nigerians for the support given to the Armed Forces and other security agencies in the conduct of our operations, while also urging them to continue to provide prompt and creditable information on the activities of terrorists and other criminal elements, in their respective locality.