Army arrests suspected courier with 500 rounds of ammunition in Kogi

Troops of the Nigerian Army person arrested a suspected ammunition courier on the Obajana–Lokoja Road successful Kogi State aft reportedly uncovering bullets hidden wrong a container of maize.

The suspect, identified arsenic Yahaya Umar, was arrested by troops of 12 Brigade pursuing quality reports astir an arms trafficking web operating successful the North-Central region.

Military sources told Zagazola Makama that the fishy was caught portion transporting “500 rounds of 7.62mm NATO belted ammunition concealed wrong a container of maize successful an effort to debar information checks.”

Investigators judge Umar played a large relation successful moving weapons and ammunition for violent groups operating successful antithetic parts of the region.

According to preliminary findings, the ammunition was allegedly handed to him successful Obajana Forest earlier helium attempted to transport it to Dikko Junction successful Suleja, Niger State, wherever it was meant to beryllium delivered to different suspected violent operative.

The Nigerian Army said the fishy remains successful custody and is being questioned arsenic information agencies enactment to uncover the wider transgression network.

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