TROOPS INTERCEPT LARGE QUANTITIES OF AMMUNITION IN BIRNIN GWARI, KADUNA
Troops of Operation Forest Sanity have intercepted a large quantity of ammunition being conveyed to bandits by a courier around Polewire in Birnin Gwari LGA.
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The information available indicates that the troops followed up on credible intelligence around gunrunning activities, and in the course of diligent checks stopped a suspicious-looking vehicle within the location of interest. A search of the intercepted vehicle ( a black Toyota Corolla ) revealed more than 2,000 rounds of various grades of ammunition, concealed in different parts of the car. After a thorough search of the vehicle, the following precise quantities were recovered: 1,079 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, 886 rounds of 7.62mm belted ammunition, 139 rounds of 7.62mm tracer ammunition, and Five empty AK-47 magazines.
Meanwhile, the driver of the vehicle, Aminu Abdullahi, is in custody for further investigation.
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