The Guards Brigade of the Nigerian Army on
Monday, April 18, paraded 36 armed herdsmen
who were intercepted by troops of the 117 Guards
Battalion Keffi along the Abuja-Keffi road on
Sunday. 56 other herdsmen were arrested at the
Dantata check point between Kuje and the Abuja
airport.
According to the spokesman of the brigade,
Captain Bashir Jajira, the 36 herdsmen were
arrested by troops at the Keffi check point at
about 4:30 pm Sunday, April 16, in a Diana Truck
and a Toyota Camry Salon car.
He said during interrogation by troops at the
check point, the herdsmen said they were going to
Nasarawa LGA of Nasarawa State. Jajira said
after a thorough check of the vehicles, the troops
discovered one pump action gun, 19 cartridges of
dane guns, 118 cartridges of ammo, 28 cutlasses,
three jack-knives, 14 sticks, seven torches,
assorted charms and hard drugs.
He also said the other group of 56 herdsmen were
arrested at the Dantata check point between Kuje
and the airport in the Gwagwalada area of the
Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
He said items recovered from them include 26
cartridge dane guns and 49 cutlasses and knives.
Jajira added that all the suspects claimed to be
on the lookout for cattle rustlers who stole their
cows. Captain Jajira said the suspects would be
handed over to the police for further
investigation.
The Commander, Guards Brigade, Brigadier
General Musa Yusuf, told newsmen that the
arrests showed the determination of the brigade
to rid the Federal Capital Territory of any
criminal activity.
Source: HQ Nigerian Army
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