NIGERIAN ARMY ARRESTS 1, RECOVERS EXPLOSIVES, AMMUNITION IN CROSS RIVER
By: The Tochlight Africa News
Troops of 13 Brigade operating under command of 82 Division, Nigerian Army yesterday intercepted a Toyota Camry car with registration number JAL 492 AA, laden with assorted ammunition in Cross River State.
This is enroute Utanga village towards Obudu Mountains. The soldiers deployed at Forward Operating Base Amana attempted to stop the vehicle at their checkpoint but the driver evaded the checking and zoomed off.
The press statement e-signed and released to the National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP by the Director of Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu noted that this recalcitrance by the driver of the Toyota car ‘compelled the troops to open fire on the tyres of the vehicle, thereby immobilizing it. A thorough search conducted on the vehicle revealed it was conveying 72 Improvised Explosive Device chargers, 121 Dynamite Liquid, 200 rounds of 7.62 mm (NATO) and 82 rounds of 7.62 mm (Special) ammunition.
‘Other items recovered in the intercepted vehicle are military uniforms and kits’, NAOSNP gathered.
The Army therefore enjoined the public to continue to support the Nigerian Army with credible information that will lead to stemming the tide of insecurity across the country.