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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Nigerian Armed Forces have made a major burst in the fight against banditry and terrorism in the country.<\/p>\n

Joint troops have intercepted N60 million being taken to criminals as ransom for the freedom of captives.<\/p>\n

The shocking angle is that some of the couriers nabbed are operatives of yet-to-be-disclosed security agencies.<\/p>\n

The military, in intelligence-driven operations, also rescued kidnapped victims including women and children.<\/p>\n

The assault conducted by a Nigerian Army squadron and Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Special Forces took out a number of the bandits<\/p>\n

The contingent is of the 271 NAF in Birnin Gwari and Army Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Gwaska, Kaduna.<\/p>\n

\u201cN60,000,000 in cash, petroleum products and sophisticated weapons, were recovered during the operations\u201d, an operative told PRNigeria.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will refer the case of the arrested couriers, who have identifications with security agencies, to the Department of State Service (DSS) and Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) for further investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Troops also recovered vehicles, AK-47 rifles, magazines, various kinds of ammunition and mobile phones.<\/p>\n

DAILY POST gathered that the DIA alerted the DSS and the military that some persons were to move questionable funds through Kaduna.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter the hint, the DSS and the military deployed Special Forces to the road. The suspects were caught and the hostages rescued \u201c, a source said.<\/p>\n

It is unclear if the N60million intercepted was from a single operation nor if the victims were part of those seized after the March 28 deadly attack on the Kaduna-Abuja train.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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