Army Destroys Militia Camp In Nasarawa, Recovers Weapons
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Loading ...The Nigerian troops of 177 Guards Battalion have raided and destroyed camp belonging to some armed militia at Ugya village in Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
In a statement signed by the Director Army Public Relations, Texas Chukwu, said that the Spiritual Head of the militia group, Angulu Idaku, was also arrested.
According to Mr Chukwu, a brigadier-general, items recovered during the raid include: Seven locally made guns, 12 cartridges, 200 rounds of 7.62MM special ammunition and 76 rounds of 7.62MM NATO special ammunition.
Other Items recovered are: Four knives, 15 cutlasses, 6 mobile phones, One DSTV decoder set, 4 solar panel sets.
The brigadier-general, therefore, advised the general public to report any suspicious activities to the security agents.
