Troops arrest suspected armed robber, cattle rustler in Taraba

Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), working together with operatives of the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA), have arrested a suspected armed robber and cattle rustler in Taraba State.
The development was contained in a post shared on X on Tuesday by security analyst Zagazola Makama.
According to the post, the arrest was made at about 5:00 p.m. on June 21 at the Mbiam checkpoint in Takum Local Government Area of the state.
Security sources said the operation followed coordinated surveillance and tracking carried out by troops of Sector 3 OPWS alongside intelligence operatives, who had been monitoring the suspect’s activities.
“The suspect had earlier been placed on a watchli...