The 2 Brigade Nigeria Army has arrested 17 cultists and
recovered assorted arms and ammunition in Oku, Iboku, Itu Local
Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.
A statement issued by Capt. Shuaib Umar, spokesman of the brigade, and made available to newsmen on Sunday
in Uyo, said that the arrest followed a successful raid on hideouts of
armed cultists at Oku and Itu bridges, the boundary between Akwa Ibom
and Cross River States.
“During the raid, we arrested 17 cultists with assorted
arms and ammunition including two G3 rifles, two pump action rifles,
five locally made pump action rifles, and four G3 magazines.
“We also recovered 16 machetes, 125 rounds of 7.62 mm NATO, 223 live cartridges, among others.
“Also recovered were a pair of military camouflage uniform,
a camouflage T shirt, camouflage singlet, a cardigan, 10 mobile phones,
a bag of charms, a bag of clothes and one wrap of Indian hemp,N29,700
cash and motorcycles” the statement said.
Maj. Gen. Abdu Ibrahim Hassan, the brigade commander, has
assured members of the public of adequate protection against criminals.
“We shall do everything possible to rid the area of such
irritants, but our success will depend on the support we get from
members of the people; everyone must be ready to report any form of
crime to us,” he said.
Source: NAN
12 comments:
Very good job guys��
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It is not case of arms it is cache
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I don't know what's wrong with this Oku iboku people
@Galore
They can't outrun the long arm of the law.
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I tnks God, its gud for dem, 9 days is for a chief but just a day is for d owners
So Nigerian army is now doing the works of police. There place is in the barracks. This is what you get when you fill up an institution with illiterates all in the name of tribe.
Cache of arms, not case f arms, please
so what is the miltary going to do with the ammunition that they have recovered. it is not like that is the kind of
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weapon that the army uses and the IG has refused to issue gun licenses.
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See my boyfriend o....GOD punish you! Don't ever call my line again! So you an armed robber?
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