A weapon fabrication factory located at Wukari village in the Wukari local government area of Taraba State was raided by troops of Operation Whirl Stroke and two suspected gunrunners were arrested and recovered weapons.
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) in a statement on Saturday by the Director of Defence Media Operations; Major General Musa Danmadami, said the troops on April 28 acting on credible intelligence conducted raid operations.
“The troops arrested two suspected gunrunners found at the factory and recovered two GPMG, one KPM, four AK-47 rifles, three pistols, one PKT, five 9mm ammunitions, two 7.63 x 54 ammunitions, seven rifle butts, and several parts of different rifles.
Major General Danmadami said the arrested criminals and recovered weapons as well as the ammunition had already been handed over to appropriate authorities for further actions.
“The military high command commends troops of Operation Whirl Stroke and encourages the general public to avail troops with credible and timely information on terrorists and all criminal activities within their area,” he said.
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