Nigeria, Dec. 25 -- Troops of the Nigerian Army have disrupted a suspected gunrunning network in Plateau State and separately foiled a kidnapping attempt along the Otukpo-Enugu Expressway in Benue State, as security operations intensified across the North-central region during the Yuletide period.

In Plateau State, troops of the 3 Division of the Nigerian Army, operating under Joint Task Force Operation Enduring Peace, arrested three suspected gunrunners during an intelligence-led raid in Vom, Jos South Local Government Area, in the early hours of 24 December.

The operation led to the recovery of two locally fabricated AK-47 rifles, one round of 7.62mm ammunition, two knives, and three mobile phones.

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