The suspect said he is a member of the 197 Special Forces Battalion, Zamfara State
In the Igabi local government area of Kaduna State, the Nigerian military has detained a soldier named Private Yahaya Yunusa, who is 25 years old.
The reason for his arrest is because he was found to be in possession of ammunition. Yunusa, who was attached to the 197 Special Forces Battalion in Zamfara State, was captured while unlawfully carrying 214 rounds of various calibres of linked ammunition on Friday at 11:55 a.m., according that SaharaReporters on Sunday.
The report states that Yunusa was arrested. In addition to his military identification card and a number of Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards, the soldier was discovered to be in possession of the unauthorized ammunition at the time of his arrest, as stated in the report.
The online newspapers reported that Yunusa was found with a variety of ammunition, including 50 rounds of 12.7×108mm and 69 rounds of 7.62×54mmR, both sets connected by chains, 35 rounds of unlinked 7.62×54mmR, and 60 rounds of 5.56à 45mm.
When he was taken into custody, he also had personal ATM cards from Opay, Unity Bank, Access Bank, and First Bank.
During questioning, Yunusa allegedly admitted to having taken the ammunition while on operations, claiming he was the one who operated the military vehicle’s Anti-Aircraft (AA) machine gun.
“About 1155hrs of 18th April 2025, one Yahaya Yunusa, a 25-year-old military Private (PTE), was apprehended in Jaji, Igabi Local Government Area, Kaduna State.
“The suspect said he is a member of the 197 Special Forces Battalion, Zamfara State.”