Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji have reportedly intercepted N15.5 million cash being moved from Daudawa village in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State allegedly to terrorist groups in Zamfara State.
The Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Musa Danmadami, who disclosed this on Thursday, said the huge amount of cash was intercepted during troops’ stop-and-search operation on November 17, 2022, adding that troops arrested five bandits’ collaborators at the community and recovered a vehicle and five mobile phones from the suspects.
Danmadami also disclosed that in an operation to rid the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of criminal elements, “troops in conjunction with other security agencies conducted joint raid operation at Guzape, Apo and Area 1 District in Abuja Municipal Area Council.
“During the operation, 21 suspected criminals were arrested while over 200 motorcycles were recovered and destroyed during the operation.
In the offensive against economic sabotage and oil theft, the DMO said troops of Operation Delta Safe, in the conduct of Octopus Grip, discovered and destroyed 81 illegal refining sites, 254 storage tanks, 173 cooking ovens, 118 dugout pits and 36 wooden boats.