Army intercepts illegal arms shipment, foils trafficking network in Kaduna

Army intercepts illegal arms

Troops of Sector-7, ‘Operation Enduring Peace’, have intercepted an illegal arms shipment in Kaduna state, recovering seven firearms and disrupting a suspected weapons trafficking network operating across Plateau and Niger states. According to an operational report released on Monday in Abuja said the intelligence-led operation followed credible information on the movement of illicit arms from Jos, Plateau, to Niger. The report said troops conducted a targeted stop-and-search operation in the early hours of Monday and intercepted an ash-coloured Mercedes-Benz at the Samaru Checkpoint in Zangon-Kataf local government area of Kaduna…

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