Manhunt for Niger Republic Terrorist Operating Goldmine in Zamfara Announced by the Nigerian Military

A transnational wanted person has being sought after in connection with arms trafficking, terrorism, and illicit gold mining in Zamfara.

Halilu Buzu, a terrorist leader and illegitimate proprietor of a gold mine in Zamfara State, was designated wanted by the military high command of Nigeria on Thursday.

Buzu is a native of the Republic of Niger’s Buzu.

According to the report, the livestock rustler and fugitive gold miner fled to Subbubu Forest and now resides in Shinkafi LGA in Zamfara State.

“His camp and illegal gold mine are located at Kawayi in Anka LGA of Zamfara State, where he has a lot of boys working for him,” stated Maj Gen Edward Buba, Director of Defense Media Operations (DDMO), during a press conference in Abuja.

“Halilu is a significant arms supplier, trusted by arms dealers to supply arms from Libya,” Buba stated. He flees across the border into the Republic of Niger as troops shut in on him.

“At this moment, we are pleading with the Nigerian authorities to detain and prosecute him for his crimes through the proper channels.

He declared, “We will be able to strike them out and take them off the battlefield as soon as possible because these terrorists are being relentlessly targeted by troops.”

“It is evident that the terrorists causing instability in our country will meet a violent and abrupt end,” Buba said. Soldiers will do whatever it takes to remove them from combat.

In order to coordinate the terrorist assaults against both troops and civilians, the senior terrorist leadership was sought after by the troops through a manhunt.

“Significant individuals, such as those who have been declared wanted, are being pursued by the troops,” he stated.

According to him, forces were engaged in active combat in a number of operating areas across the nation with the goal of neutralizing the military prowess and fighting spirit of terrorists and their allies.

As a result, in order to coordinate terrorist strikes against both troops and civilians, senior terrorist leadership is being sought after by the military. In addition, soldiers are pursuing anyone who has symbolic significance, including everyone on the wanted list.

He said that troops apprehended 529 security liabilities and neutralized 227 during the reviewed week.

Additionally, troops freed 253 captives who had been kidnapped and detained 11 oil thieves. Troops in the SS denied stealing oil worth an estimated N1, 312,477,050.00.

In addition, the forces found 6,441 different types of ammo and 231 different types of firearms. The breakdown is as follows: AGL rounds, one RPG 7 tube, one RPG 7 charger, 89 AK-47 rifles, 40 locally made guns, 59 dane guns, 2 pump action guns, 8 locally made pistols, 6 x 36 hand grenades, 3 IEDs, one barrel of QJC gun, one barrel of PKT with receiver, one barrel of Dushka gun, 250 kg bombs used by NATO and Eastern Bloc aircraft, and one MRAP.

In addition, there are 242 live cartridges, one PKM magazine, 24 magazines, 8 vehicles, 69 motorcycles, 66 cell phones, 12 cutlasses, 6,198 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 841 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 88 rounds of 5.56mm, 16 rounds of 7.62 x 39mm, 99 rounds of 7.62 x 51mm, 956 rounds of 7.62 x 54mm, and the total of N1,630,000.00 only, among other items.

According to him, soldiers in the Niger Delta region found and demolished 97 storage tanks, 18 dugout pits, 34 boats, 5 drums, 4 receivers, and 4 reservoirs. 198 cooking ovens, 9 cars, 3 pumping machines, 2 speedboats, 1 outboard engine, and 57 illicit refining facilities are among the other goods that were found.

He claimed, “Troops seized 1,442,700 liters of pilfered crude oil and 154,650 liters of illicitly refined AGO.”