{"id":366,"date":"2025-07-04T04:28:54","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T04:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/securityfocus.ng\/?p=366"},"modified":"2025-07-04T04:28:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T04:28:54","slug":"troops-arrest-suspected-gunrunner-recover-rifle-ammunition-in-plateau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/index.php\/2025\/07\/04\/troops-arrest-suspected-gunrunner-recover-rifle-ammunition-in-plateau\/","title":{"rendered":"Troops arrest suspected gunrunner, recover rifle, ammunition in Plateau"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Troops of Sector 5, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), have arrested a suspected gunrunner and recovered an AK-47 rifle with ammunition during a snap checkpoint operation in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>The arrest was made on Thursday July 3, 2025 at about 5:45 p.m. at Mangar in Daffo District, following credible intelligence on the movement of arms in the area.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>The suspect, identified as 37-year-old Zubairu Ahmed, was intercepted by the troops and found in possession of one AK-47 rifle, a loaded magazine containing three rounds of 7.62mm (special) ammunition, a motorcycle, two Tecno mobile phones, clothing material, and the sum of N400.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>The suspect and recovered items are currently in custody for further interrogation, while efforts are ongoing to track down and apprehend other members of the arms trafficking syndicate.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive text-center\" src=\"https:\/\/alexis.lindaikejisblog.com\/photos\/shares\/o1_1751571648.jpg\" alt=\"Troops arrest suspected gunrunner, recover rifle and ammunition in Plateau\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive text-center\" src=\"https:\/\/alexis.lindaikejisblog.com\/photos\/shares\/o2_1751571659.jpg\" alt=\"Troops arrest suspected gunrunner, recover rifle and ammunition in Plateau\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Troops of Sector 5, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), have arrested a suspected gunrunner and recovered an AK-47 rifle with ammunition during a snap checkpoint operation in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. &nbsp; The arrest was made on Thursday July 3, 2025 at about 5:45 p.m. at Mangar in Daffo District, following credible intelligence [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":371,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,14],"tags":[30,31,21],"class_list":["post-366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-stories","tag-gunrunner","tag-plateau","tag-troops"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.4 (Yoast SEO v25.5) - 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