Troops of the Nigerian Army have dealt a significant blow to criminal syndicates across Plateau State, arresting a suspected gunrunner, neutralising two armed terrorists, and destroying multiple operational hideouts across Mangu, Kanam, and Wase Local Government Areas.
The tactical actions were executed under coordinated, intelligence-led sweeps aimed at dismantling logistics networks and denying hostile groups freedom of action across the state.
Acting on actionable intelligence, troops of the Operation Enduring Peace Special Tactical Team conducted a high-risk sting operation at Gindiri Market in Mangu Local Government Area, apprehending a suspected gunrunner identified as Adamu Adamu, also known as Jauro.
Search procedures executed during the sting operation led to the immediate recovery of one AK-47 rifle alongside 15 rounds of 7.62 mm Special ammunition, with the suspect taken into military custody for interrogation.
In a concurrent offensive conducted on Sunday, 08 November 2026, troops of 33 Artillery Brigade launched coordinated assault operations across Dajin Madam Forest, spanning Kanam and Wase Local Government Areas, clearing several encampments and destroying life-support structures.
Advancing combat units made contact with retreating terrorist elements, engaging them with superior firepower and inflicting heavy casualties as evidenced by bloodstains along their retreat corridors.
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Post-engagement sweeps across the forest zone yielded 135 rounds of 7.62 mm NATO ammunition, PKT machine gun links, four mobile devices, two tactical radios, four motorcycles, two drums of Premium Motor Spirit, and assorted military camouflage uniforms.
In a follow-up encounter near Kukawa Village, troops neutralised two terrorists in a tactical gun duel, recovering additional operational motorcycles and securing the general area to protect host communities.
