{"id":1089,"date":"2025-08-01T12:43:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T12:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/?p=1089"},"modified":"2025-08-01T12:43:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T12:43:48","slug":"army-dss-burst-gun-running-syndicate-in-taraba-seize-arms-cache","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/index.php\/2025\/08\/01\/army-dss-burst-gun-running-syndicate-in-taraba-seize-arms-cache\/","title":{"rendered":"Army, DSS burst gun-running syndicate in Taraba, seize arms cache"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Troops of the Nigerian Army\u2019s 6 Brigade\/Sector 3, Operation WHIRL STROKE, OPWS, in a joint operation with the Department of State Services, DSS, have arrested a suspected gun runner in Wukari local government council of Taraba State.<br \/><br \/>The suspect, identified as 29-year-old Bulyami Shuaib, from Belango village, in Karim-Lamido government council, was apprehended near the Ambassador Roundabout in Wukari.<br \/><br \/><br \/>Security sources described him as a key player in an arms trafficking network operating in the region.<br \/><br \/>Items said to have been recovered during the operation included 362 rounds of special ammunition, 1 round of NATO ammunition, N842,100 in cash, 1 black Jing Cheng rubber motorcycle, 1 Redmi Android phone and 1 Itel phone, 2 silver rings, and 1 First Bank ATM card.<br \/><br \/>In a statement released to journalists on Thursday in Jalingo, the Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations at 6 Brigade Headquarters Lieutenant Umar Mohammed, confirmed the arrest and recovery.<br \/><br \/>\u201cThe suspect is currently in custody and is providing useful intelligence to assist ongoing investigations,\u201d the statement read.<br \/><br \/>Commander of the 6 Brigade\/Sector 3 OPWS, Brigadier General Kingsley Chidiebere Uwa, lauded the successful operation, describing it as a testament to effective inter-agency collaboration.<br \/><br \/>\u201cThis joint effort demonstrates our resolve to eradicate arms trafficking and other forms of criminality from Taraba State.<br \/><br \/>\u201cWe urge citizens to support security agencies with timely and credible information,\u201d General Uwa stated.<br \/><br \/><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Troops of the Nigerian Army\u2019s 6 Brigade\/Sector 3, Operation WHIRL STROKE, OPWS, in a joint operation with the Department of State Services, DSS, have arrested a suspected gun runner in Wukari local government council of Taraba State. 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