Soldiers Arrest Taraba Hunters’ Head for Selling AK-47 to Terrorists

The Nigerian Army said troops arrested the chairman of the Gassol Local Government Area Hunters’ Association in Taraba State, Adamu Tanko, for selling an AK-47 rifle to a suspected terrorist.

The army said investigations revealed that the rifle Tanko sold had been recovered during an operation against terrorists in Plateau State.

This was contained in a statement by the Nigerian Army on X on Sunday.

The post read, “In a separate operation in Taraba State, troops acting on credible intelligence arrested the chairman of the Gassol Local Government Area Hunters’ Association, Alhaji Adamu Tanko, for selling an AK-47 rifle to a suspected terrorist. “The investigation revealed that the weapon had been recovered during a joint operation against terrorists in Boki Lamba, a border town with Plateau State.”

Also, the troops deployed for counterterrorism operations in Borno State have killed Abu Rijab, a terrorist commander on their wanted list.

Rijab and his fighters were killed during an offensive operation conducted against their enclave in Bula Daloye, in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State.

Source: Punch