TROOPS APPREHEND NOTORIOUS GUNRUNNER, VIOLENT EXTREMIST AND INSURGENTS IN TARABA STATE…Recover Arms, Ammunition and Cash
In the ongoing operations by 6 Brigade Nigerian Army to ensure Taraba State do not become a safe haven for violent extremist groups and Insurgents, gallant troops of 93 Battalion under the Brigade has successfully apprehended a notorious gunrunner involved in illegal dealings of arms and ammunition to criminals elements within Taraba State and other parts of the country.
Following credible intelligence on the activities of the arms dealer named Joshua Dutse Idah age 45, troops trailed his movement which led to his final arrest on 20 January 2024 in Ibi town of Ibi LGA while driving to Kaduna State in a Blue Volkswagen Sharon vehicle with registration number Rivers SKN-390AA.
On interrogation, Dutse confessed he was going to Katsina State to bring in AK 47 Rifles and that he received part payment of 300,000 (Three Hundred Thousand Naira). After a thorough search on the vehicle, troops recovered 1 PK Machine Gun, Quantity 399 rounds of 7.62 mm Special ammunition and 3 AK 47 Rifle Magazines.