Troops of Sector 7 of the Nigerian Army have intercepted suspected arms traffickers and recovered seven illegal firearms allegedly meant to be supplied to bandits.
This was made known in a post by a security expert, Zagazola Makama, on Monday.
Zagazola said the arrest happened during a targeted stop-and-search operation at Samaru checkpoint in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
According to him, the operation was carried out at about 9:40 a.m. on Monday following credible intelligence regarding the movement of illegal weapons from Jos, Plateau State, to Niger State.
The security expert disclosed that troops had received information that suspected arms racketeers were transporting the weapons in an ash-coloured Mercedes-Benz vehicle.
He added that while acting on the intelligence, security personnel identified, tracked and intercepted the vehicle at the Samaru checkpoint in Zangon Kataf.
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