Ammunition
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Defence
Police detain woman with anti-aircraft ammunition in Nasarawa State
The Police Command in Nasarawa, says it has arrested a woman in possession of anti-aircraft ammunition in Keffi Local Government Area of the state. DSP Ramhan Nansel, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state disclosure this to newsmen on Saturday in Lafia. According to the PPRO, police personnel attached to Keffi Division had intercepted the suspect on Friday at…
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Police arrest 200 suspected criminals, recover ammunition in Anambra
The Police Command in Anambra has arrested 200 suspected criminals and made some recoveries in the last two months, the Commissioner, Mr Nnaghe Itam, has said. He further stated that during the period, the command’s operatives recovered about 1,644 ammunition. Among those arrested were suspected kidnappers, cultists, car snatchers and petty thieves. “I am putting in place operational strategies to…
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Police recover gun, ammunition from fleeing robbery suspects in Enugu
The Police Command in Enugu State has recovered a gun and ammunition from fleeing armed robbery suspects in the metropolis. A statement issued on Saturday in Enugu by the command’s spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, said men from the Awkunanaw Police Division recovered the gun on May 29. Ndukwe said that the operatives responded to a distress call of a robbery…
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Army apprehends soldier in possession of illegal ammunition, grenade
The Nigerian Army (NA) has apprehended a soldier in possession of illegal ammunition and explosives during a routine search operation by the Military Police K9 Team in Maiduguri, Borno. The Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. He said the soldier, Lance Cpl. Mubarak Yakubu was found in possession of…
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DSS declares Igboho wanted; 7 AK-47 rifles, 5000 rounds of ammunition allegedly found in his house
A few hours after its operatives raided the Ibadan, Oyo State, home of self-professed Yoruba freedom fighter, Chief Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, the Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday evening declared the activist wanted for alleged illegal possession of seven AK-47 rifles and 5,000 rounds of ammunition. The DSS spokesman, Dr. Peter Afunanya, who disclosed this at a…
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Police recover ammunition concealed in rice bag
Assorted arms concealed in a bag of rice have been recovered by the police in Delta State from an escapee passenger who boarded a vehicle from Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The arms included 138 rounds of AK47 live ammunition, one AK47 magazine, one Baretta pistol magazine and a knife. The owner of the bag was among six passengers that boarded…
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Truck loaded with ammunitions crashes in Onitsha
There was palpable fear in the commercial town of Onitsha in Anambra State, when a truck loaded with live ammunitions and bullets fell off an articulated vehicle on Sunday. The Mercedes Benz 911 truck reportedly fell along Awka road in the city with cartons of the bullets spilling into the drainage when it skidded off the road after a downpour,…
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