July 13, 2026
According to the army, one of the suspects attempted to flee during the operation but was shot while trying to escape arrest.
The Nigerian Army has intercepted a suspected arms trafficking syndicate and recovered a cache of illegal firearms during an intelligence-led operation in Kaduna State.
The operation, carried out by troops of Sector 7 under Operation Enduring Peace, followed credible intelligence on the alleged movement of illegal weapons from Jos, Plateau State, to Niger State.
This was contained in a statement issued on Monday, where the military said the troops mounted a targeted stop-and-search operation in the early hours of Monday at the Samaru Checkpoint in the Zangon Kataf Local Government Area, where they intercepted an ash-coloured Mercedes-Benz suspected of conveying the arms.
