News reaching me this morning
indicates that a suspected
backer of Boko Haram has been
caught red-handed arming
youths in Kaduna State in ethno-
religious crises rocking
Northern Nigeria was captured
in Nasarawa Township in
Chikun local government of
Kaduna State.
There were reported gunshots
by his supporters when an army
officer on a tip off from the 1st
Division of Nigerian Army
Kaduna stormed his family to
initiate a search, following
which rocket launchers, IEDs
materials, soldiers uniforms,
army belts, cartridges, pump
actions guns and some AK47
assault rifles were found and
taken away by the Nigerian
military team that carried out
the action.
The arrested gunrunner is
Comrade Nuhu Mohammed who
is former chairman of petroleum
drivers association in Kaduna.
He is currently being held in an
undisclosed military base in
Kaduna.
It was also gathered youths in
the area this morning when the
combined team of soldiers, SSS
and police went to the area
around 9am for additional
search resisted their arrival in to
the community.
The youths started stoning the
security and some wanted to
shoot but were restrained by a
senior military officer in charge
of operations.
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