Troops Outsmart Bandits In Kaduna, Recover Arms, Ammunition
Princess-Ekwi Ajide
Acting on credible intelligence troops of Operation WHIRL PUNCH conducted a search operation at POLEWIRE along road Kaduna-Birnin Gwari in Kaduna State and intercepted a black Toyota Corolla and discovered arms and arms hidden in different compartments of the vehicle.
Troops arrested the driver, which led to further recovery of one thousand, seventy nine (1,079) rounds of 7.62mm special, eight hundred and eighty six (886) rounds of 7.62mm NATO (belted), one hundred and thirty nine (139) rounds of 7.62mm special (tracer) and 5 AK 47 empty magazines.
A statement signed by the Director Defence Media Operations, Major General Musa Danmadami, says, the military high command has commended troops of Operation WHIRL PUNCH and encouraged the citizenry to avail troops with credible and timely information on criminal activities.