OPERATION LAFIYA NAKOWA: 6 Brigade arrests 2 fake Officers with vehicles in Taraba
Daniel Mtindiga,Jalingo.
Troops of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/ Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), in conjunction with operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have recorded another security breakthrough in it’s ongoing operations across Taraba State to flush out bandits and other criminal elements.
Acting on credible intelligence, the troops alongside NDLEA personnel intercepted and apprehended two fake policemen at Takum Junction in Wukari Local Government Area with two Hilux, loaded with Cannabis.
This was contained in a Press Statement made available to Newmen in Jalingo by the
Acting Assistant Director
Army Public Relations
6 Brigade Nigerian Army, Umar Muhammad (Lieutenant).
According to the statement ,the suspects, who were dressed in mobile police uniforms, were found with two Toyota Hilux vehicles loaded with substances suspected to be cannabis.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that none of the occupants are serving policemen. The cannabis-laden vehicles were traced to have been loaded from Akure, Ondo State, and were heading towards Adamawa State before interception. One of the arrested suspects has been identified as Monday George, a 71-year-old dismissed Police ASP, and the other as Ezeugo Destiny Uche, 41 years old. The occupants of the second Hilux abandoned the vehicle and fled the scene on sighting the troops.
“A total of 1,134 blocks of cannabis were recovered from the two vehicles. Both the suspects and the recovered exhibits have been handed over to the NDLEA office in Wukari for further investigation and prosecution, “the statement reads in parts.
However,the Commander 6 Brigade Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Kingsley Chidiebere Uwa, commended the troops and NDLEA operatives for their synergy and resilience, while reaffirming the Brigade’s commitment to ensuring that Taraba State remains unsafe for criminals and drug traffickers. He further urged members of the public to continue to provide timely and credible information to security agencies to enhance ongoing operations across the state.
