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| Nigerian troops arrest suspected gunrunners, recover arms in Taraba raid |
| 2026-05-09 |
Text: Troops Arrest Three Suspected Gunrunners, Recover Arms in Taraba Raid By Zagazola Makama Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), in collaboration with Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) operatives, have arrested three suspected gunrunners during a raid operation in Donga Local Government Area of Taraba State. Security sources said the operation was carried out at about 2:30 a.m. on May 7 at Nyita community, following intelligence obtained from an earlier arrest of a suspected gunrunner at Maraban Donga on May 5. The sources disclosed that the latest operation was a follow-up raid targeted at accomplices linked to the suspect earlier apprehended by troops of Sector 3 OPWS. Related: Taraba: 2026-02-13 Nigerian Troops arrest suspected gun-runner in Taraba, recover weapons and ammunition Taraba: 2026-02-07 Ten killed, five missing as police assess attack on Abandi community in Benue Taraba: 2026-01-23 Troops recover AK-47 rifle in Taraba during cordon-and-search operation |
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