The Nigerian Army has announced the captured of three people they
believe are suppliers of arms for the dreaded Islamist militant group, Boko
Haram.
According to reports, the suspects include a retired Deputy Superintendent of
Police, DSP, and a corporal, Abu Haruna, Solomon, arrested for illegal
trafficking of arms and ammunition.
It was gathered that the suspects were captured in Nsukka by men of the
Nigerian Army while they were travelling in a bus heading to the North from Imo
State.
Some of the arms and ammunitions recovered from them include 40 AK47
magazines, 4 boxes of AK47 live ammunition, 100 pieces of live cartridges, one
piece of Denin Mopol khaki and charms concealed in a cap.
The captured arms suppliers confessed their involvement in supplying of arms
to insurgents in the Northern Nigeria.
A police corporal serving in Imo State Police Command was also involved in
the arms running, according to a source.
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