TROOPS of Operation Hadin Kai have foiled a suspected terrorist gathering and arrested five suspected arms smugglers during separate operations in Yobe State.

It was learnt that at about 6:21 p.m. on February 17, troops launched a mission following credible intelligence that terrorists were assembling in large numbers on motorcycles at Mangari, about 10.6 kilometres from the 135 Special Forces Battalion in Buratai.

The swift response reportedly forced the insurgents to disperse, disrupting their suspected plans.
In a related operation, troops of the Forward Operating Base, Potiskum, arrested five suspected arms smugglers and abductors at about 4:30 a.m. on February 18 at a checkpoint along the Gombe–Potiskum road.

Among those arrested was a 41-year-old suspect, Baba Abare, who was found in possession of an AK-47 rifle. Four others identified as Idris Zakari, 33; Nasiru Aliyu, 25; Abdullahi Sulaiman, 35; and Mohammed Idris, 34, all said to be indigenes of Potiskum town, were also apprehended.