Army apprehend 100 herdsmen at Nasarawa, Abuja check points (photos)

The Nigeria Army Guards Brigade have recently arrested and paraded over 40 armed herdsmen who were intercepted by troops of the 117 Guards Battalion Keffi along the Abuja-Keffi road on Sunday June 17th, 2018 while another group of about 60 herdsmen were arrested at the Dantata check point between Kuje and the Abuja airport.

The over 40 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, disclosed to newsmen.

Jajira said during interrogation by troops at the check point, they said they were going to Nasarawa local government area of Nasarawa State but 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 in the vehicles conveying them.

He also said the other group of about 60 herdsmen were arrested at the Dantata check point between Kuje and the airport in the Gwagwalada area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The items recovered from them include 26 cartridge dane guns and 49 cutlasses and knives.

The captain added that all the suspects claimed to be on the lookout for cattle rustlers who stole their cows. He went further saying that 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 activities and perpetrators.