Army Intercepts 92 Armed Herdsmen At Check-Points

The Guards Brigade of the Nigerian Army
yesterday paraded 36 armed herdsmen
who were intercepted by troops of the 117
Guards Battalion Keffi along the Abuja-Keffi
road on Sunday.
Another group of 56 herdsmen were
arrested at the Dantata check point
between Kuje and the Abuja airport.
The 36 herdsmen were arrested by troops
at the Keffi check point at about 4:30 pm
Sunday in a Diana Truck and a Toyota
Camry Salon car, the spokesman of the
brigade, Captain Bashir Jajira, told
newsmen yesterday.
He said during interrogation by troops at
the check point, they said they were going
to Nasarawa LGA of Nasarawa State. Jajira
said after a thorough check of the vehicles,
the troops discovered one pump action
gun, 19 cartridges of dane guns, 118
cartridges of ammo, 28 cutlasses, three
jack-knives, 14 sticks, seven torches,
assorted charms and hard drugs.
He also said the other group of 56
herdsmen were arrested at the Dantata
check point between Kuje and the airport in
the Gwagwalada area of the Federal Capital
Territory (FCT).
He said items recovered from them include
26 cartridge dane guns and 49 cutlasses
and knives. Jajira added that all the
suspects claimed to be on the lookout for
cattle rustlers who stole their cows. Captain
Jajira said the suspects would be handed
over to the police for further investigation.
The Commander, Guards Brigade, Brigadier
General Musa Yusuf, told newsmen that the
arrests showed the determination of the
brigade to rid the Federal Capital Territory
of any criminal activity.
Daily Trust.