Troops Of Operation Whirl Punch Arrested A Suspected Bandits, Recovered Arms And Ammunitions In Kaduna State.

By Helen Udoh,Abuja.

Today 13 April 2023, troops of Operation WHIRL PUNCH acting on credible intelligence conducted search operation at POLEWIRE along road Kaduna-Birnin Gwari in Kaduna State and intercepted a black Toyota Corolla.

Troops searched vehicle and discovered arms and arms hidden in different compartments of the vehicle.

This was contained in a statement signed by Major General Musa Danmadami, Director
Defence Media Operations Defence Headquarters on Thursday in Abuja.

According to statement,Troops however arrested 1 suspects (the driver) and recovered one thousand seventy nine (1,079) rounds of 7.62mm special, eight hundred and eighty six (886) rounds of 7.62mm NATO (belted), one hundred and thirty nine (139) rounds of 7.62mm special (tracer) and 5 AK 47 empty magazines.

The military high command commends troops of Operation WHIRL PUNCH and encourages the general public to avail troops with credible and timely information on criminal activities.