Troops of the Nigerian Army have apprehended 27 suspected illegal miners in the Federal Capital Territory and neutralised three terrorists during sustained operations conducted across the country over the last 24 hours.
The arrests were carried out by troops of the 7 Guards Battalion operating under Operation MESA, who raided an illegal mining site at Iddah, near the Bwari Area Council of the FCT. During the operation, 27 suspects were apprehended and their camps destroyed.
Items recovered from the site included one dane gun, four motorcycles and assorted mining equipment believed to have been used for the illegal activities.
In addition to the raid, troops mounted roadblocks along the Bwari–Ushafa–Dutse axis as part of measures to enhance security and restrict the movement of criminal elements within the area.
The three terrorists were neutralised during coordinated offensive and response operations as troops sustained pressure on criminal groups across multiple operational theatres nationwide.
