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Troops Capture 8 Terrorist Suspects, 2 Kidnapper’s lnformants In Taraba
Troops of 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army/ Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke, OPWS, have arrested 10 suspects, comprising eight Boko Haram Terrorists, BHT, and two high-profile female kidnapper’s informants in Taraba State.
The Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations of the bridge, Capt. Olubodunde Oni, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Jalingo.
Oni said that in a separate operation, on September 30, 2024, troops of 6 Brigade deployed at Chachanji village in Takum LGA arrested two informants linked to high-profile kidnapping syndicates.
According to him, the troops, acting swiftly on reliable intelligence, conducted a raid on the residence of one of the terrorists leaders, Tukura Abdul-Kareem in Sunkani Ward of Ardo-Kola Local Government Area.
The operation, he said resulted in the arrest of Abdul-Kareem and seven additional suspects,who had traveled from various states to join the terror cell.
“Investigation revealed that the eight Boko Haram terrorists were planning to establish a camp within Taraba, with the intention of launching Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attacks on innocent individuals and critical facilities.
“Abdul -Kareem also confessed to have joined the BHT with his brother Adamu Abdul -Kareem, who is still in the bush with other terrorists at an unknown area.
“Items recovered from the suspects include nine mobile phones, Identity Cards, wraps of controlled items suspected to be Marijuana and other hard drugs,” the statement said.
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