Army arrests terrorists in Taraba, recovers arms

Nigeria Army troops deployed for counter- terrorism/counter-insurgency operations in Taraba and Benue states have arrested Mansir Mohammed, an alleged gun runner and two other terrorists in Jalingo-the state capital and Takum Local Government Area.

The Army Spokesman, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in his statement on Monday, said the operation was conducted in collaboration with local vigilantes and a terrorism syndicate was arrested.

The statement reads: “In Taraba State, troops, in collaboration with vigilantes, acted on intelligence to apprehend one Mansir Mohammed at Jalingo Motor Park, who has been reportedly involved in gun-running with terrorists.”

“His arrest led to the arrest of other members of his syndicate and the recovery of one Semi-Automatic Pump Action gun, one locally-fabricated gun, a Peugeot car, five mobile phones, and N45,000.”