Commissioner of Police in the State, Mr. Abiodun Odude, while addressing journalists said
the recovered arms and ammunition came from individuals who voluntarily submitted their firearms.
Amba said the police
recovered arms and ammunition from the suspects, including two locally - made single - barrelled pistols; two live ammunition; five 9 mm live ammunition and some charms.
«They also arrested 5 declared wanted armed bandits and
recovered arms and ammunitions from them and thereafter destroyed their camps.
«The troops also conducted a clearance operation in Kuduru, Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State in which they arrested 5 cattle rustlers,
recovered arms and ammunitions and then destroyed the armed bandit's camps.
«Similarly, the Command has equally, deliberately targeted and smashed a cluster of fifteen (15) armed robbery gangs and arrested suspects,
recovered arms and ammunitions and stolen property.
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The statement also disclosed that the suspects also robbed the victims with cash in sum of Three Hundred Thousand Naira (# 300,000), stressing that the policemen of the unit have
recovered some exhibits from the suspect which include,
Arms and ammunition.
The Kogi state police command has
recovered a total of 457 guns in the state following the Inspector General of police Ibrahim Idris directive last year to mop up all illegal
arms and ammunition in circulation.
One Civilian JTF member was killed, a soldier, policeman
and another Civilian JTF member wounded during the encounters while
arms,
ammunition and logistics equipment in large quantities were
recovered from the terrorists.
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command, on Saturday, announced that it
recovered 47 illegal
arms as well as 172 live
ammunitions and cartridges across the state...
«In Kaduna State, the Division's Internal Security Force (DISFORCE) has
recovered 108 Livestock
and killed 1
armed bandit
and recovered 1 AK - 47 Rifle
and 30 rounds of 7.62 mm (Special)
ammunition.
Some of the
arms and ammunition recovered according to him include 27 pump action guns, one imported single barrel gun, one imported pistol, 13 imported double barrel guns, 65 locally made single barrel guns, 21 imported pistols, 34 locally made pistols, six Ak 47 rifle, two sterling SMG
and three Beretta rifle.
The Borno State police command has
recovered several
arms and ammunitions from suspected
armed bandits, who were arrested in Maiduguri, Damboa
and Nganzai local government councils...
The Borno State police command has
recovered several
arms and ammunitions from suspected
armed bandits, who were arrested in Maiduguri, Damboa
and Nganzai local government councils of the state.
He said that thousands of
arms and ammunition have been
recovered therefore making it difficult for criminals to access illegal
arms for their criminal activities.
The Commander of the outfit, Rear Admiral Joseph Okojie, said on Monday that the troops
recovered a large cache of
arms and ammunition, adding that a military gunboat seized from the soldiers was also
recovered.
«Three suspects were arrested
and a large quantity of
arms,
ammunition and the gunboat that was taken from Nembe on August 8,2016 were
recovered.»
«The troops also
recovered several equipment,
arms and ammunition that include 6 AK - 47 rifle magazines, 56 rounds of 7.62 m (Special) rounds of
ammunitions, 1 bundle of detonating cord, a Manual on how to prepare Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) 2 rifle magazine pouches
and a Techno IPad.
During the confrontation, two soldiers sustained gunshot injuries while several sophisticated
arms and ammunition were
recovered from the camp.
During the bombardments, some of the
arms cache of the terrorists group including grenades, Shilka gun shells (Shilka is a dreaded weapon used by the Nigerian Army Artillery Corp)
and several
ammunition for GPMG guns
and AK 47 rifles were
recovered.
«However
and unknown to the fleeing Boko Haram terrorists, the
Armed Forces Special Forces in blocking positions decisively dealt with the terrorists; killing many,
recovered vehicle,
arms and ammunitions.
A statement from Army headquarters last night said, «Although most of the targeted suspected cattle rustlers
and armed bandits escaped, the joint team
recovered substantial quantity of
arms and ammunitions in the area.
«Seven AK47 Rifles, Four (4) Locally made Revolver Pistols
and 30 Rounds of AK47
Ammunition, Seven Operational Vehicles of the
Armed Robbers,» were
recovered from the suspects in the two incidents.»
As Special Forces of the Nigerian military move forward with the clearance operation of remnants of Boko Haram terrorists in the North East, a massive cache of
arms and ammunition belonging to the group was yesterday
recovered by soldiers in one of the hideouts.
According to the police boss, 39
arms, including AK 47 rifles, Pump Action guns
and locally made pistols as well as 396
ammunition were
recovered from them.
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested over 90 suspected
armed robbers, kidnappers
and recovered 45
arms and ammunition in their hideouts in different parts of...
He said the troops also
recovered arms,
ammunition and the gunboat that was carted away from the Nembe attack of August 8.
«After his arrest, Mr Karowei confessed to several criminal acts
and led troops to his camp to
recover the cache of
arms and ammunitions in his possession as well as to persuade other members of his gang to surrender.
The Presidential Committee on Small
Arms and Light Weapons, on Monday in Gusau destroyed 5,870 illegal arms and ammunition recovered by the Zamfara Governm
Arms and Light Weapons, on Monday in Gusau destroyed 5,870 illegal
arms and ammunition recovered by the Zamfara Governm
arms and ammunition recovered by the Zamfara Government.