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[JUST IN] Military Intercept Security Agents Taking Ransom To Bandits In Kaduna
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The military, in intelligence-driven operations, also rescued kidnapped victims including women and children
- It was also gathered that the DIA alerted the DSS and the military that some persons were to move questionable funds through Kaduna
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigerian military have made a major arrest in its bid to quell the rising tide of banditry and terrorism in the country.
Joint troops reportedly intercepted ₦60 million being taken to criminals as ransom for the freedom of captives.
The shocking angle is that some of the couriers nabbed are operatives of yet-to-be-disclosed security agencies.
The military, in intelligence-driven operations, also rescued kidnapped victims including women and children.
The assault conducted by a Nigerian Army squadron and Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Special Forces took out a number of the bandits
The contingent is of the 271 NAF in Birnin Gwari and Army Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Gwaska, Kaduna.
“₦60,000,000 in cash, petroleum products and sophisticated weapons, were recovered during the operations”, PRNigeria quoted an operative as saying.
“We will refer the case of the arrested couriers, who have identifications with security agencies, to the Department of State Service (DSS) and Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) for further investigation.”
Troops also recovered vehicles, AK-47 rifles, magazines, various kinds of ammunition and mobile phones.
It was also gathered that the DIA alerted the DSS and the military that some persons were to move questionable funds through Kaduna.
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“After the hint, the DSS and the military deployed Special Forces to the road. The suspects were caught and the hostages rescued “, a source said.
It remains unclear if the ₦60million intercepted was from a single operation or whether the victims were part of those seized after the March 28 deadly attack on the Kaduna-Abuja train.
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