Nigerian Troops Disrupt Arms Trafficking in Plateau State

The Nigerian military reported that troops from the Joint Task Force, North-Central Operation Enduring Peace, disrupted an illegal arms-trafficking network in Plateau State. Major General Michael Onoja, Director of Defence Media Operations, stated that troops conducted covert operations in Mangu and Barkin Ladi LGAs, resulting in the arrest of a suspected arms fabricator and three others involved in arms trafficking.

They recovered a locally fabricated revolver rifle, a fabricated pistol, an AK-47 barrel, an AK-47 magazine, and 42 rounds of 7.62mm × 54mm rimmed ammunition. On 10 October, troops arrested Yusuf Suleiman at Barkin Ladi Main Market, linked to a previous attack on Kassa community and other violent crimes.

Additionally, on 14 October, two suspects were arrested at a kidnappers' hideout in Bassa LGA. Concurrently, troops from the Joint Task Force, North-West Operation Fansan Yamma, apprehended Yusuf Iliya Sani on 10 October for his alleged involvement in kidnapping, extortion, sexual assault, and killings in Birnin Gwari LGA of Kaduna State.