The Nigerian Army says it has arrested about 86 suspected high profile criminals in the South East and Cross River in the ongoing “Exercise Atilogwu Udo 1’’.
Deputy Director, Public Relations of 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Colonel Aliyu Yusuf, disclosed this in a statement in Enugu.
Yusuf said the suspects were handed over to relevant security agencies for further action.
He said that the arrests were made between November 1st and December 24th adding that the exercise recorded lots of achievements.
He said the exercise was aimed at combating kidnapping, cultism, armed robbery, drug peddling, secessionist activities, bunkering and
He said that in sector 4 in Anambra State, troops while on patrol at Dunukofia along Onitsha-Awka road intercepted suspected gun-runner, Leonard Asowgua who is a Jos-based businessman, with two pump action guns, 25 cartridges and two cell phones.Yusuf said troops of sector 6 in Abakaliki arrested a suspected gang of wanted criminals terrorising the whole of Ezza South LGA of Ebonyi State.
