Breaking: Army uncovers container full of arms
The Nigerian Army has intercepted a container full of weapons on Igunwa Road, Balogun village, in Ogun state on Wednesday, May 30.
According to Independent, only the army and members of the Nigeria Civil Defence Corps are allowed to take charge of the unfolding situation.
The destination of the weapons has not been confirmed nor whom the shipment belongs to.
The 81 Division of the Nigerian Army on Thursday said it had intercepted three trucks loaded with over 300, 000 live cartridges on the Igbogila-Ilara area of Ogun.
The General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the division, Maj.-Gen. Enobong Udoh, disclosed this to journalists at a news conference at the division’s headquarters in Lagos.
The GOC was represented by the 35 Artillery Brigade Commander, Brig.-Gen. Olusegun Olatunde.
“The 81 Division Nigerian Army in conjunction with some security agencies on May 30 at about 2:58 a.m. intercepted three 5-ton trucks loaded with thousands of live cartridges,’’ he said.
He said the trucks, which were intercepted at Balogun Village on Igbogila-Ilara road, Ogun, State, had registration numbers Anambra AAH 409 ZV, Lagos BDG 782 XU and Lagos GGF 88 XU.
“The live cartridges in boxes and cartons were carefully concealed in a wooden platform with metallic plates,” he added.
The GOC said that the drivers and their accomplices, on sighting the troops, abandoned their trucks and fled.
He said the team was on the trail of the fleeing drivers, their collaborators as well as sponsors.
The GOC, who said the interception followed a tip off received from well meaning Nigerians, thanked residents of Lagos and Ogun for their continued cooperation.
He urged them to always give timely information, pledging not to relent until the area was rid of cultism, smuggling, vandalism and other violent criminal activities.
Udoh further enjoined members of the public to continue to call the dedicated numbers released to the public or the nearest military barrack to give useful information.
He gave the dedicated numbers as 07069353889 and 08060492529 for Ojo residents, 07017064979 for Badagry, 08034347484 for Victoria Island, 08065992320 for Ikeja, 08069097624 for Owode, 08065806870 for Ikorodu, 07064281177 for Obalende and 08053862233 and 08057705135 for Abeokuta residents.
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It will be recalled that the Ebonyi state police command on Wednesday, April 4, said it has destroyed a gun making factory in the state.
According to the command, it also recovered a cache of 146 prohibited firearms and assorted ammunition that were in possession of unauthorised persons in the state, The Nation reports.
Legit.ng notes that the recovery of the firearms was a result of the directive issued by the inspector general of police, Ibrahim Idris, that all illegal firearms and ammunition in circulation nationwide be mopped up.
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The state commissioner of police, Titus Lamorde, said the command set up a task force headed by a deputy commissioner of police in charge of criminal investigation department, Oyeyemi Oyediran.
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Source: Legit.ng
