The Nigerian army
says it has confiscated three trucks loaded with thousands of live cartridges
in Igbogila-Ilara area of Ogun state.
Enobong
Udoh, general officer commanding (GOC) of the army 82 division, disclosed this
at a press conference on Thursday, in Lagos state.
Represented
Olusegun Olatunde, a brigadier-general, Udoh said the army intercepted the
trucks on Thursday in conjunction with some security agencies.
He
said the trucks, which were stopped in Balogun village, were loaded with
300,000 live cartridges.
Olatunde
said: “Following a tip-off received from well-meaning Nigerians during
anti-illegal bunkering, anti-pipeline vandalism and anti-smuggling patrols, on
May 30, 2018 at about 2:58am, troops of 81 division, Nigerian army in
conjunction with the Nigeria police, Department of State Security, Nigerian
Security and Civil Defence Corps intercepted three 5-ton trucks with vehicle
registration numbers: ANAMBRA AAH 409 ZV, LAGOS BDG 782 XU and LAGOS GGF 88 XU
loaded with thousands of live cartridges, at Balogun village, along
Igbogila-Ilara road, Ogun state.
“The
live cartridges in boxes and cartons were carefully concealed in a wooden
platform with metallic plates.”
The
GOC said the drivers and their accomplices, on sighting the troops, abandoned
their trucks and fled.
He
added that while no arrest has been made, the troops are on the trail of the
fleeing drivers and that the army has commenced an investigation into the
incident.
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