The Federal Capital Territory police command has arrested scores of suspected terrorists in a hotel in the Masaka area of Nasarawa State, North Central Nigeria. According to the security operatives, the hotel served as a hideout for the criminals. Masaka, a district in Karu Local Government Area in Nasarawa, is 21 km away from Abuja. A video filmed by the security operatives and obtained by SaharaReporters shows the guns, bulletproof vests, and ammunition among others reportedly recovered from the suspects.
Security Operatives Arrest Many Suspected Terrorists, Recover Guns, Other Weapons From Nigerian Hotel Used As HideoutAccording to the security operatives, the hotel served as a hideout for the criminals.
A video filmed by the security operatives and obtained by SaharaReporters shows the guns, bulletproof vests, and ammunition among others reportedly recovered from the suspects. The spokesman for the Nasarawa State Police Command of the NSCDC, Ramhan Nansel, confirmed the arrest to SaharaReporters on Friday but said the operation was carried out by the Federal Capital Territory Command because of the closeness of the community to Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.Attacks from terrorists and other non-state actors have targeted Nasarawa and neighbouring states, including the Federal Capital Territory in recent times.
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