Large ammunitions suspected to belong to the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB has been intercepted by the Nigerian Army en route Anambra in the South Eastern Nigeria.
In a statement issued on Monday by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, a revealed that a total of 18,000 cartridges and an additional 250 packets of live (black) cartridges containing 10 packets each were intercepted.
The statement read, “Troops of 192 Battalion Nigerian Army operating in 81 Division Area of Responsibility busted an international ammunition smuggling syndicate while transporting a truckload of smuggled ammunition to Anambra State on Saturday, July 15, 2023.
“The troops, who acted on actionable Intelligence conducted a meticulous and rigorous Stop and Search operation along Ajilete-Owode Road in Yewa North LGA of Ogun State and uncovered the illegal ammunition in a truck with Registration number ENU 697 XY, loaded with 720 packets of Red Star Cartridges of 12 Calibre, containing 25 cartridges per packet, totalling 18, 000 cartridges and an additional 250 packets of live (black) cartridges containing 10 packets each, totalling 2500 cartridges of the same calibre.”
He said two suspects were arrested and are in the Army’s custody.
Onyema said, “The suspects, identified as Mr. Eric Seworvor, a Ghanaian national, and the driver, Mr. Lukman Sani, have been taken into custody and are helping with ongoing investigations.”
