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TROOPS INTERCEPT SUSPECTED GUN RUNNER, RECOVER 969 ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION IN TARABA. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.


 TROOPS INTERCEPT SUSPECTED GUN RUNNER, RECOVER 969 ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION IN TARABA


In continued efforts to stamp out criminal activities and sustain peace in Taraba State, troops of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army (NA)/Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), on 21 February 2026, successfully intercepted and arrested a suspected gun-runner during a stop-and-search operation at Sarkin Kudu in Ibi Local Government Area of Taraba State.


The operation followed actionable and credible intelligence. Vigilant troops on sentry duty flagged down an Audi vehicle with registration number RBC 798 DV (Abuja). Upon a thorough search of the vehicle, one Mr. Monday Reuben, a 48-year-old male from Numan Local Government Area of Adamawa State, was arrested.


Items recovered from the suspect include:


Two (2) AK-47 rifles

One hundred and ninety-seven (197) empty magazines

One (1) box of 7.62 x 51mm NATO ammunition containing 250 rounds

Fourteen (14) packs of 9mm Parabellum ammunition containing 700 rounds

Nineteen (19) rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition

The sum of Two Million, Four Hundred and Forty Thousand Naira (₦2,440,000)

One wallet containing four different identification cards and four ATM cards

One Android phone and one Itel keypad phone

One power bank

Eight (8) bottles of perfume

One rechargeable touch light

Assorted local charms


The suspect and all recovered items are currently in custody and will be handed over to the appropriate authorities for further investigation and necessary action.


The Commander, 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke, Brigadier General Chukwuemeka Micheal Akaliro, commended the troops for their alertness and diligence. He emphasized that the Brigade must maintain the tempo as it strives to fulfill the mandate given by the Chief of Army Staff, which is to rid Taraba State of all forms of criminality and threats to lives and property.


The Commander further stated that the Brigade will continue to uphold its reward and sanction policy. Officers and soldiers involved in the successful operation will be duly recognized and rewarded for their professionalism and commitment to duty.


UMAR MUHAMMAD 

Lieutenant 

Acting Assistant Director 

Army Public Relations 

6 Brigade Nigerian Army 

21 February 202

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