Troops arrest two Kaduna residents for supplying arms to terrorists

<p>Two men suspected of supplying ammunition to terrorists have been apprehended by the troops of 1 Division of the Nigerian Army.</p>, <p>The troops also recovered weapons and 16 motorcycles in Kaduna.</p>, <p>Lt.-Col. Musa Yahaya, the Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations 1 Division, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Wednesday in Kaduna.</p>, <p>According to Yahaya, “Following credible intelligence, troops of 1 Division, Nigerian Army, in the early hours of Oct. 24, arrested two terrorists’ collaborators and ammunition suppliers in Awon general area of Kachia Local Government in Kaduna State.”</p>, <p>He explained that based on intelligence from a previously arrested collaborator, who had been in the troops’ custody, the criminals were arrested in their various houses around Awon.</p>, <p>Items recovered from the suspects include one locally made AK 47 rifle, two dane guns, eight rounds of 9mm ammunition, seven live cartridges and five shells of expended cartridges.</p>, <p>Yahaya said the items were recovered from where they were buried in the criminals’ compound.</p>, <p>In another development, Yahaya said the troops, while on a clearance operation around the Dogon daji-Saulawa general area in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area, made contact with terrorists and criminal elements.</p>, <p>The troops, he explained engaged the criminals in a gun duel, forcing them to scamper in disarray.</p>, <p>He added that the soldiers recovered items like a G3 rifle, 16 motorcycles, two locally made guns and a mobile phone.</p>, <p>The statement explained that the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 1 Division Nigerian Army and Force Commander, Operation Whirl Punch, Maj.-Gen. Valentine Okoro, has charged the troops to sustain the tempo and clear all criminal elements from the division’s areas of responsibility.</p>