By Desire Emmanuel
A man and his wife have been intercepted by men of the Nigerian Army while they were taking 1,207 bullets to various armed groups operating in the North-West part of the country.
The Nigerian Army announced the arrest on its verified X handle on Tuesday night, saying the man, Balarabe Abdullahi and his wife, Shafaatu Abdullahi, were intercepted at a checkpoint established by the joint troops of JTF OPEP and OPFY at the outskirts of Saminaka in Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
It was gathered that troops of Joint Task Force Operation ENDURING PEACE (JTF OPEP) in collaboration with that of Sector 1 Operation FANSAN YAMMA (OPFY) tracked and apprehended the couple with what the army described as “special ammunition.”
The Nigerian Army wrote: “The operation, prompted by actionable intelligence from an intelligence agency in Plateau State, led to the recovery of 1,207 rounds of 7.62 mm (Special) ammunition. The ammunition was believed to be bound for armed groups operating in the North-West.
“Following their arrest, the suspects and the recovered ammunition are in custody for further investigation and follow-up action to dismantle the wider gunrunning network.
