The recently launched
Operation HARBIN KUNAMA II by the Nigerian Army in Southern part of Kaduna
State which will cover some forests in Bauchi, Kano and Plateau States has
started to yield the desired result as troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army
recover large cache of arms and ammunition in southern part of Kaduna State on
Saturday 22nd April 2017. The discovery was made when troops embarked on cordon
and search of Gwaska, Dangoma, Angwan Far and Bakin Kogi general area of
Southern Kaduna State.
During the operation, the
troops recovered 73 Dane Guns, 4 Locally Made Rifles, 1 Locally Made Machine
Gun and 1 Locally Made Pistol. Others include 260 Cartridges, 14 rounds of
7.62mm Ammunition, 63 rounds of 9mm ammunition, 1 Locally made Small Machine
Gun Magazine, a pair of worn out military boot and some quantities of assorted
Improvised Ammunition and Pyrotechnics hidden in dug out pits.
While efforts are on going to
track down the owners of the arms and ammunition, it is imperative to state the
good people of the area have been very supportive and cooperate fully with the
military which led to this unprecedented findings.
Similarly, in Sector 1 of the
Operation which covers Kano State, troops in conjunction with other security
agencies are carrying out operations in suspected armed bandits camps in
Falgore forest. The operation is ongoing.
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