Several exhibits, such as four (4) locally fabricated AK47 rifles, three (3) locally made rifles using cartridges, an English pistol, one locally made pistol, a Dane gun, and three (3) AK47 ammunitions, a 5.56mm assault ammunition, and an empty
According to the report, four AK-47 rifles, two pistles, suicide vests, and several Improvised Explosive Materials, IEDs, were recovered from the suspects.
It is in line with that troops of 223 Battalion while on patrol encountered armed bandits at Madaka village, Maru Local Government Area in which they killed 9 armed bandits and recovered 3 AK-47 rifles, 2 AK-47 rifles magazine, 3 rounds of 7.62mm
"Exhibits recovered from the scene include; one (1) Type 06 rifle, three (3) AK-47 magazines loaded with 7.6mm ammunition, eighty (80) other ammunition and assorted phones. "The Commissioner of Police, Benue State command CP.
The Police had confirmed that some of the assailants disguised as congregants and fired shots from AK-47 rifles. The security agency also announced that three unexploded Improvised Explosive Device at the scene (IEDs) were recovered.
Troops recovered one AK47 rifle, one assault rifle, 4 Dane guns, 146 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 32 live cartridges, 6 motorcycles, 2 mobile phones and the sum of N49, 200.00 amongst other items.
"In the course of interrogation, the suspect confessed to have been into the business and that she had earlier supplied three (3) AK47 Rifles and one thousand (1000) rounds of AK47 Live Ammunition to bandits operating within Zamfara.
The items recovered from the IPOB fighters include four motorcycles, four double-barrel guns, five AK-47 magazines, 18 rounds of live 7.62mm special ammunition, six mobile phones, two power banks, six Boafeng communication radios and chargers
Ali said one AK-47 rifle, two magazines, two pump action guns, 28 rounds of AK-47 live ammunition and 31 rounds of live cartridges were recovered, adding that the matter was still under investigation.
Recall that gunmen, fully armed with AK-47 rifles, stormed the lawmaker's residence around 1 a.m. on Monday, October 16, 2023, and shot sporadically into the air to scare off neighbours before whisking the victims away.
In the following mop up operations, troops recovered three AK-47 Rifles, one PKT Gun, 125 rounds of 7.62 mm Special ammunition, 2 Rocket propelled Gun Bombs and 9 motorcycles," the statement read.
Three AK47 rifles, two FN rifle magazines and three PKM link belts were also recovered from the militants. The wounded Boko Haram fighter, Abba Mustapha, who was abandoned by his fellow insurgents, was picked up by the gerian Army troops.