Capt. James Oya, the media officer of the operation, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Jos.
Mr Dung said he sold arms at between N80,000 and N200,000, depending on the category.
Mr Oya said that the suspects would be charged to court when investigations are concluded.
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The media officer said 31 weapons of various categories were recovered during the operation, which led to the arrest of the suspects.
Mr Oya said that its troops also recovered one submachine gun, rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, machine tools, and a gas cylinder.
Mr Oya said the suspects were arrested between August 21 and 28 at various locations within its area of responsibility.
He added that the troops also recovered arms and ammunition, and illicit drugs from the suspects.
Capt. James Oya, the spokesperson of the operation, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Jos.
“So far, we have recovered nine dead bodies; we are still searching because some people are still missing,” he said.
