Troops of 82nd Division Garrison and 103 battalion of the
Nigerian army have recovered four AK-47 rifles, seven magazines, and 133 rounds
of ammunition belonging to a kidnapping syndicate in Enugu state.
According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency
publication focused on the Lake Chad region, the arms were recovered on August
10 at Umuchingu Ujenike Forest.
The publication said the troops were led to the hideout by
suspected kidnappers, who were earlier arrested.
The recovery exercise was carried out after the rescue of
two kidnapped victims and the arrest of a logistics supplier and two other
suspected kingpins of the criminal syndicate terrorising Enugu, Abia, Anambra
and neighbouring states.
During the exercise, troops recovered four AK-47 rifles,
seven AK-47 magazines and 133 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition from the
location.
On July 31, a joint military task force rescued Ofor Amobi,
a senior army officer, and Ikechukwu Onwuanra, a civilian, after a 10-day
search-and-rescue operation across forests and communities in Enugu state
The troops had combed through Inyi, Awlaw and Akpugo-Eze
forests and adjoining communities in Oji River LGA of Enugu state.
In June, troops in collaboration with operatives of the
Department of State Services (DSS) raided suspected armouries belonging to the
Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Enugu state.
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