TROOPS STALL TERRORISTS' MISSION TO ATTACK COMMUNITY, NAB SUSPECTED GUN RUNNERS IN ADAMAWA, SEIZE ARMS. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 TROOPS STALL TERRORISTS'  MISSION TO ATTACK COMMUNITY, NAB SUSPECTED GUN RUNNERS IN ADAMAWA, SEIZE ARMS Troops of the Nigerian Army deployed for Counter terrorism operations in North East Nigeria, in conjunction with Civilian Joint Task Force, have successfully intercepted a group of terrorists on transit to unleash attack in Yola South Local Government Area of Adamawa State.  The troops on fighting patrol near Wuro Jabbe encountered the terrorists who were on a mission to attack the community. Troops engaged the terrorists in a fierce fire-fight that compelled them to succumb and abandon their firearms. The troops captured one  PKM Machine Gun, 402 rounds of 7.62 mm x 54 NATO ammunition and 110 rounds of 7.62 mm NATO. In a separate but related operation, troops responding to actionable intelligence intercepted 3 persons suspected of gun running in the Sukuk Community, located in the Madagali Local Government Area of the state. The suspects, identified as Yakubu Musa, Marcus Ziri,

8 LARGE ILLEGALLY REFINED AUTOMATED GAS OIL,IMPOUNDED BY JTF SOLDIERS IN RIVER STATE.

                   According to sources,Joint Task force {JTF}soldiers under Operation Pulo Shield {OPS} in River state,intercepted and impounded Eight large barges loaded with illegally refined Automated Gas Oil {AGO} popularly called diesel.The JTF also arrested two suspected oil thieves and confiscated 23 empty barges reportedly used for illegal oil transport.The Commander OPS,Maj.Gen.Alani Okunlola,showed journalists the contraband and other items located near Onne port in River state this weekend.Hr said the troops from OPS Sector 2 intercepted the barges on September 23 during an anti-oil bunkering operation at Tamunotonye Ama village in Ogu Polo Local Government Area {LGA} of River state.He said the illegally refined AGO was loaded in eight large metal barges adding that two of the impounded barges had a loading capacity of seven tanker trucks.Okunlola said other iems found during the operation were large quantities of hoses,18 pumping machine,22 illegal product dumps,44 plastic tanks,three speedboats,two out board engines and 19 storage tanks loaded with stolen crude oil.The sites were destroyed in Situ while the barges were towed to the Ogoloma jetty.The suspects are in the custody of OPS.The operation is a continous one aimed at the eradication of oil theft and illegal bunkering in the Niger Delta and other oil producing areas.

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