• Home
  • Anti-Corruption
  • Fact-Check
  • Economy
  • National
  • Security
  • Features
  • State
  • Event
  • E-Book
Search
  • Home
  • About
  • Adverts
  • Contact
Sign in
Welcome! Log into your account
Forgot your password? Get help
Password recovery
Recover your password
A password will be e-mailed to you.
PRNIGERIA PRNigeria News
PRNIGERIA PRNIGERIA
  • Home
  • Anti-Corruption
  • Fact-Check
  • Economy
  • National
  • Security
  • Features
  • State
  • Event
  • E-Book
Home Security Nigerian Troops nab Two Gunrunners, recover Arms in Kastina Forest
  • Security

Nigerian Troops nab Two Gunrunners, recover Arms in Kastina Forest

By
Musa Danmadami
-
January 28, 2023
Nigeria Military Ground Troop
Nigeria Military Ground Troop

Nigerian Troops nab Two Gunrunners, recover Arms in Kastina Forest

On 27 January 2023, troops of OPERATION FOREST SANITY deployed at Danali in Danmusa LGA of Katsina State on patrol arrested two gunrunners in a Golf vehicle at Yahaya vill near Maidabino general area. Suspects on interrogation, claimed they were in search of their missing brother.

Read Also:

  • CP Shogunle Meets Security Chiefs to Fortify Election Preparedness Ahead of Anambra Governorship Poll
  • CP Jimoh Decorates Newly Promoted Senior Officers in Lagos Command
  • Transparent Procurement System Essential in Boosting Army’s Operational Readiness – COAS Shaibu

Items initially recoverd from suspects include 1 x Golf vehicle, 3 x Techno Mobile Phones, 3 x ATM cards, 1 x NIN card 1 x Driver licence, transaction receipt and the sum of Sixty Four Thousand Six Hundred and Fifty Naira (#64,650) Only.

However further search on the vehicle revealed, 6 x AK 47 rifles and 27 x AK 47 magazines were discovered hidden in the vehicle. Suspects in custody for investigation.

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

Thank you for your usual cooperation and kindly disseminate this information through your various media.

*MUSA DANMADAMI*
Major General
Director
Defence Media Operations
Defence Headquarters
27 January 2022

VISIT OUR OTHER WEBSITES
PRNigeria.com EconomicConfidential.com PRNigeria.com/Hausa/
EmergencyDigest.com PoliticsDigest.ng TechDigest.ng
HealthDigest.ng SpokesPersonsdigest.com TeensDigest.ng
ArewaAgenda.com Hausa.ArewaAgenda.com YAShuaib.com
  • TAGS
  • troops
Previous articleFACT-CHECK: Did CBN Extend Deadline for Old Naira Notes to July 31st? 
Next articleIGP Approves Redesign of PCRC IDs, Membership Screening
Musa Danmadami
Musa Danmadami
Xing

RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR

Abayomi Shogunle

CP Shogunle Meets Security Chiefs to Fortify Election Preparedness Ahead of Anambra Governorship Poll

CP Jimoh Decorates Newly Promoted Senior Officers in Lagos Command

Transparent Procurement System Essential in Boosting Army’s Operational Readiness – COAS Shaibu

L–R: Dr. Olalekan Fadolapo, Director General, Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON); Dr. Mohammed Bulama, Director General, Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN); Senator Engr. Kenneth Eze, Chairman, Senate Committee on Information and National Orientation; Dr. Hajo Sani, Ambassador of Nigeria to UNESCO; Honourable Olusola Fatoba, Chairman, House Committee on Information, National Ethics and Values; Malam Abdulhamid Salihu Dembos, Director General, Nigerian Television Authority (NTA); and Malam Jibrin Baba Ndace, Director General, Voice of Nigeria (VON), during the 43rd UNESCO General Conference (Communication and Information Commission Session) in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, where Nigeria was approved as host of UNESCO’s first Category 2 International Media and Information Literacy Institute, on Wednesday, November 5, 2025. Photo: Khalid Ahmed.

Nigeria Secures UNESCO Approval to Host  Global Media Literacy Institute

Nigerian Army

HOW TO APPLY: Army Invite Nigerians for 2026 Short Service Recruitment Exercise

Fly Smarter, Strike Harder: NAF Boss Charts New Course for Precision Warfare to Air Commanders

Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke

Air Chief Orders Ruthless Air Strikes to Crush Insurgents

Soldiers

Again, Nigeria Rejects US Threat, Cites Major Anti-Terror Wins

Governor Yusuf Lauds Military on Banditry Fight as Kano Records Major Economic Gains

Army Commander Lauds Troops’ Bravery, Professionalism During Operational Visit to Kano Community

Department of State Security Service DSS

Internal Reform: DSS Dismisses 115 Personnel, Warns Public Against Impostors

Department of State Security Service DSS

Trials of High-Profile Terrorism Suspects Ongoing – DSS Confirms

Recent Posts

  • CP Shogunle Meets Security Chiefs to Fortify Election Preparedness Ahead of Anambra Governorship Poll
  • CP Jimoh Decorates Newly Promoted Senior Officers in Lagos Command
  • Transparent Procurement System Essential in Boosting Army’s Operational Readiness – COAS Shaibu
  • Nigeria Secures UNESCO Approval to Host  Global Media Literacy Institute
  • Nation Pays Tribute to Gen. Abdullahi Mohammed Adangba, First Presidential Chief of Staff and Former NSA
  • Home
  • About
  • Adverts
  • Contact
© 2020 PRNigeria. All Rights Reserved.
Latest News
CP Shogunle Meets Security Chiefs to Fortify Election Preparedness Ahead of Anambra Governorship PollCP Jimoh Decorates Newly Promoted Senior Officers in Lagos CommandTransparent Procurement System Essential in Boosting Army’s Operational Readiness - COAS ShaibuNigeria Secures UNESCO Approval to Host  Global Media Literacy InstituteNation Pays Tribute to Gen. Abdullahi Mohammed Adangba, First Presidential Chief of Staff and Former NSAAbuja Hosts ICEGOV 2025: Nigeria Pledges Commitment to Digital Governance and InnovationHOW TO APPLY: Army Invite Nigerians for 2026 Short Service Recruitment ExerciseFly Smarter, Strike Harder: NAF Boss Charts New Course for Precision Warfare to Air CommandersAir Chief Orders Ruthless Air Strikes to Crush InsurgentsInterior Minister Urges Discipline, Integrity Among Ministry PersonnelAgain, Nigeria Rejects US Threat, Cites Major Anti-Terror WinsGovernor Yusuf Lauds Military on Banditry Fight as Kano Records Major Economic GainsZohran Mamdani Elected New York’s First Muslim and South Asian Mayor in Historic VictoryArmy Commander Lauds Troops' Bravery, Professionalism During Operational Visit to Kano CommunityForeign Voices Call for Biafra Liberation, Nnamdi Kalu's Release Amid Trump's Threat to Nigeria
X whatsapp