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Weapons Recovered In Niger State From Local Gun Runners & Armed Bandits. PICS by ChangeIsCostant: 10:00pm On Aug 06, 2016 |
Following covert surveillance and intelligence reports on the activities of some gun runners and armed bandits in Kopa, Dagma and Gagaw villages of Bosso Local Government Area, Niger State, troops of 31 Artillery Brigade, 1 Division Nigerian Army, in conjunction with Nigeria Air Force detachment on Internal Security Operation MESA went on quick cordon and search in the affected areas to recover suspected weapon cache and arrest the suspected persons and the armed bandits. Contrary to statements attributed to some questionable vested interests, the troops were on legitimate official duty aimed at safeguarding lives and property of citizen in the area. While approaching and deploying to carry out their lawful duty, the troops came under simultaneous and sporadic shootings in all the three locations. They however responded as necessary in line with the rules of engagement. Sadly, an officer and 8 soldiers of the Nigerian Army and 2 Airmen of the Nigeria Air Force lost their lives in the line of national duty. Additionally, one soldier is still missing while 2 of their colleagues were seriously wounded. The suspected gun runners and armed bandits also burnt down 4 operational vehicles and vandalized 2 others. Bandits also carted away 4 AK-47 rifles and one Fabrique Nationale (FN) rifle belonging to the deceased soldiers. The troops also killed 8 of the armed bandits and arrested 57 others. They also recovered large quantity of arms and ammunition. The recovered items include; 3 AK-47 rifles,10 Local AK-47 Rifles, 9 Locally made Pistols, 6 Revolver guns, which fires 7.62mm (Special ammunition), 45 Loaded Dane guns, 10 Clubs and Cudgels, 41 Arrows, 18 Bow cases, 122 Cutlasses and Machetes as well as 20 Daggers. Other items recovered include 31 Axes, 63 rounds of 7.62 (Special) Ammunition, 10 Bajaj Motorcycles, Assorted Charms and Amulets, 2 Vehicles, 38 mobile telephone handsets, a wristwatch, 5 Identity Cards, Passport Photographs, Cash sum of N23,870.00k, 5 Japanese Yen and 35 different denominations of old Nigerian currency, 15 Catapults, 8 Torchlights, 2 Gun Powder bottles, 4 empty cases of Ammunition and 41 Cartridges. The troops also seized a military Waist Belt and a pair of military Combat Boots. It is important to stress that the nefarious activities of the gun runners and the armed bandits has direct bearing with the influx of weapons and general insecurity in some parts of the Federal Capital Territory and the North West geo-political zone of the country. The same gun runners have been confirmed to be the suppliers of arms to armed robbery gangs that were involved in series of armed robbery attacks along Minna-Bida road and the general environment. Although the situation is under control, the military will not rest on its oars until all those involved are arrested and brought to justice. The military will continue to deal with any violent threat to our national security. All law abiding citizens are enjoined to go about their lawful duties as the cordon and search operation continues in the general area and if necessary expand to other identified areas to keep our people safe. Thank you for your kind and usual cooperation. Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman Acting Director Army Public Relations Source; http://www.nationalhelm.net/2016/08/gun-runners-and-armed-bandits-attacked.html
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Re: Weapons Recovered In Niger State From Local Gun Runners & Armed Bandits. PICS by ChangeIsCostant: 10:01pm On Aug 06, 2016 |
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Re: Weapons Recovered In Niger State From Local Gun Runners & Armed Bandits. PICS by PrettyCrystal: 10:02pm On Aug 06, 2016 |
God bless our troops 23 Likes |
Re: Weapons Recovered In Niger State From Local Gun Runners & Armed Bandits. PICS by dainformant(m): 10:02pm On Aug 06, 2016 |
nice work NA 14 Likes |
Re: Weapons Recovered In Niger State From Local Gun Runners & Armed Bandits. PICS by psucc(m): 10:11pm On Aug 06, 2016 |
Hmmmm! Let me express my thought: what if these are unusable. 3 Likes |
Re: Weapons Recovered In Niger State From Local Gun Runners & Armed Bandits. PICS by hymanflex(m): 10:16pm On Aug 06, 2016 |
Nigeria my country, I hail thee..... gallant ahuas.... 1 Like |
Re: Weapons Recovered In Niger State From Local Gun Runners & Armed Bandits. PICS by Standing5(m): 10:19pm On Aug 06, 2016 |
We need 1000 of such cordon and search operation in each of Rivers, Bayelsa, Delta, Akwa Ibom, Lagos, and Edo alone. 12 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Weapons Recovered In Niger State From Local Gun Runners & Armed Bandits. PICS by SLIDEwaxie(m): 10:24pm On Aug 06, 2016 |
funny guns... Just take them to the museum.. It looks like the ones Hitler used... But I like the craftsmanship... 17 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Weapons Recovered In Niger State From Local Gun Runners & Armed Bandits. PICS by sCun: 10:53pm On Aug 06, 2016 |
They bought those weapons to defend themselves against fulani herdsmen, something which our military and police have blatantly refused to do. No amount of spinning will change the truth. Now they have gone to disarm the community paving way for another fulani attack. 39 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Weapons Recovered In Niger State From Local Gun Runners & Armed Bandits. PICS by sCun: 10:56pm On Aug 06, 2016 |
The military in Niger state on Thursday, August 4th, 2016, in the thick of night and in the wee hours of the morning, invaded Kpaidna, Legbe-dagma, Bambe, Kopa, Lunku and surrounding villages in Bosso Local Government area of the state, a very peaceful community in my constituency, Niger East Senatorial District. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Weapons Recovered In Niger State From Local Gun Runners & Armed Bandits. PICS by SamuelAnyawu(m): 11:11pm On Aug 06, 2016 |
psucc: We should test the local revolver on you...... 7 Likes |
Re: Weapons Recovered In Niger State From Local Gun Runners & Armed Bandits. PICS by project8(m): 12:17am On Aug 07, 2016 |
good one NA |
Re: Weapons Recovered In Niger State From Local Gun Runners & Armed Bandits. PICS by Nobody: 12:28am On Aug 07, 2016 |
psucc: yes i agree with you...they are fancy just to beautify their houses 3 Likes |
Re: Weapons Recovered In Niger State From Local Gun Runners & Armed Bandits. PICS by pacino26(m): 12:30am On Aug 07, 2016 |
Wait o, we lost 10 good men of the Armed Forces for these? When words like gun runners came up, I expected something.. ............. With what am seeing I think I should be disappointed at the cost of recovering machetes, bows, local Dane guns even the recovered Ak47 belonged to the military as reported. Just reading between lines and doing some analysis. I could be wrong though. 14 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Weapons Recovered In Niger State From Local Gun Runners & Armed Bandits. PICS by sunkoye: 12:46am On Aug 07, 2016 |
SamuelAnyawu:I believe it's more lethal if you throw it at sum1 3 Likes |
Re: Weapons Recovered In Niger State From Local Gun Runners & Armed Bandits. PICS by sultaan(m): 1:11am On Aug 07, 2016 |
All I saw was some axe to chop fire woods, and cutlass for farm work. Locally made costume jewelries Another picture has some home made bow and arrow to hunt bush rats and catapult for birds. Poor old man's walking stick, hockey stick something to crack a snakes head as dictated by the bible Third pics show some home made revolver pistols used by kids to play cowboys and indians, followed by a row of home made contraption probably used to start a race or scare off wild animals. empty cans with holes All these amount to farmers, rat hunters, kids playing western movies and possibly a local dance troupe made into front page thread?!! 9 Likes |
Re: Weapons Recovered In Niger State From Local Gun Runners & Armed Bandits. PICS by boman2014: 2:00am On Aug 07, 2016 |
Wow |
Re: Weapons Recovered In Niger State From Local Gun Runners & Armed Bandits. PICS by Douglaufuoma(m): 4:37am On Aug 07, 2016 |
wen will dis kind of energy be channel towards d herdsmen causing havoc in Nigeria. I respect d Nigeria military so much, dey should stop running after shadow and face d substance. they wouldn't b on ground to combat d Fulani terrorist but possess d power or are always on ground to disorganise security network built by d locals to protect themselves. they should remember their loves may fall victim to does Fulani attract one day. 12 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Weapons Recovered In Niger State From Local Gun Runners & Armed Bandits. PICS by mysteriousman(m): 4:41am On Aug 07, 2016 |
Well done gallant men |
Re: Weapons Recovered In Niger State From Local Gun Runners & Armed Bandits. PICS by Mckennedy: 6:25am On Aug 07, 2016 |
ChangeIsCostant: Tanx for the pics anyway and I ask, where are the pics of ogun lagos creek bombing, until then I can take you serious. 2 Likes |
Re: Weapons Recovered In Niger State From Local Gun Runners & Armed Bandits. PICS by abumeinben(m): 6:46am On Aug 07, 2016 |
what a collection of jack sparrow revolvers 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Weapons Recovered In Niger State From Local Gun Runners & Armed Bandits. PICS by pinkguy(m): 7:20am On Aug 07, 2016 |
Yes work well done ,Fulani you can enter now and do you own job ,welcome to change ,this change is for real 6 Likes |
Re: Weapons Recovered In Niger State From Local Gun Runners & Armed Bandits. PICS by kernel504(m): 8:03am On Aug 07, 2016 |
PrettyCrystal: Please Bro stop praising Nigerian Army, this village was attacked by Fulani herdsmen couple of weeks ago, and the Nigerian government did nothing, in self defence they procured these locally made arms. Secondly, Almost every Hausa community traditionally has swords and arrows in quantity for self defence, why making it look as if... There's is different? Anyway they voted change, enjoy it. 8 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Weapons Recovered In Niger State From Local Gun Runners & Armed Bandits. PICS by realjoker(m): 8:45am On Aug 07, 2016 |
sCun:NA are nothing but as$holes, I don't know when locals being in possession of locally made pistol turn to gun running. This villagers were attacked by the FULANI Herdsmen some weeks ago, without the assistance of the NA, now they are stockpiling arms to defend themselves,they called it gun running. 10 Likes |
Re: Weapons Recovered In Niger State From Local Gun Runners & Armed Bandits. PICS by PaulIdu: 8:57am On Aug 07, 2016 |
sCun: This is one of the saddest stories in modern Nigeria ,a sleepy Niger village decides to arm and mobilize it self after multiple Fulani raids and suddenly the Nigerian Army appears as usual to disarm them just to pave way for the Murderous fulanis ..when will Nigeria Army even attempt to disarm just a single Fulani man 10 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Weapons Recovered In Niger State From Local Gun Runners & Armed Bandits. PICS by PaulIdu: 9:04am On Aug 07, 2016 |
sultaan: Those long barrelled shot gun revolvers didn't even have triggers on them .. well the Joke is on the Nigerian Army for fooling itself ..how do they explain how they lost 13 men and an officer to these crude weapons? 2 Likes |
Re: Weapons Recovered In Niger State From Local Gun Runners & Armed Bandits. PICS by Nobody: 10:36am On Aug 07, 2016 |
sunkoye: Funny weapons. I think they would be more dangerous to the shooter. These are the sort that jams or explode and burn the hand of the user. 1 Like |
Re: Weapons Recovered In Niger State From Local Gun Runners & Armed Bandits. PICS by pythonkid(m): 10:56am On Aug 07, 2016 |
Kill them all.. Question Gej because he's thier sponsorer... Gej is a slow poison and a silent killer |
Re: Weapons Recovered In Niger State From Local Gun Runners & Armed Bandits. PICS by Nobody: 11:12am On Aug 07, 2016 |
This should be the job of the Nigerian Police. Oh! I forgot,they are too busy collecting 20naira and shooting unarmed protesters. 1 Like |
Re: Weapons Recovered In Niger State From Local Gun Runners & Armed Bandits. PICS by Sunnycliff(m): 2:11pm On Aug 07, 2016 |
So much arms proliferation in this nation! Anything like civil war in this nation will lead to many casualties! Our porous borders and law enforcement agents full of corruption aren't helping out at all! God save his people!!! 1 Like |
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