Troops of the 82 Division/Joint Task Force South East, Operation UDO KA, in collaboration with operatives of the Department of State Services, have arrested a suspected commander of a kidnapping syndicate and recovered four AK-47 rifles, seven magazines and 133 rounds of ammunition from a forest hideout in Enugu State.
Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 82 Division Nigerian Army, Lt. Col. Olabisi Ayeni, disclosed this in a statement on Monday.
Ayeni said the suspect was arrested during a coordinated intelligence-led operation in the Gariki General Area of Enugu State, following efforts to dismantle a criminal syndicate linked to the abduction of two persons in Udi Local Government Area on August 2, 2026.
He said the arrest followed an earlier operation in which troops “neutralised one member of the syndicate and apprehended another.”
According to him, intelligence obtained from the arrested suspect led to the identification of the fleeing commander and the location of the syndicate’s concealed arms cache.
