a series of successful operations, Nigerian Army troops deployed for Counter- terrorism Counter- insurgency operations in Taraba and Benue States have made significant strides in disrupting terrorist activities. Director Army Public Relations, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, who made this known in a statement on Monday, April 15, 2024, said the operations resulted in the arrest of a gun runner, foiling of a kidnap attempt, and extermination of a terrorist. “In Taraba State, troops, in collaboration with vigilantes, acted on actionable intelligence to apprehend one Mansir Mohammed at Jalingo Motor Park, who has been reportedly involved in gun-running activities with terrorists. His arrest led to the nabbing of other members of his syndicate and the recovery of one Semi Automatic Pump Action gun, one locally fabricated gun, a Peugeot car, 5 mobile phones, and the sum of forty-five thousand Naira (N45,000) only,” the statement read. "In a separate operation, troops on r