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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