Army arrest police officer with ammunition, grenade in Borno

The troops of Operation Hadin Kai of the Nigerian Army on Sunday arrested suspected Police personnel, Ebenezer OJeh, with ammunition in Borno state.

The police personnel, a Sergeant was intercepted at a checkpoint by the troops of 154 Task Force Battalion Ngamdu, along Maiduguri- Damaturu road, led by Acting Commander  Maj D.Y Chiwar.

A military source said that “The suspects with NPF No: 456647, boarded a Borno Express bus to Abuja when they arrived at the checkpoint. While the vehicle was waiting for its turn to be passed at the Check Point, the suspect dropped from the bus and claimed he wanted to ease himself.

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“This elicited suspicion from the Commander who directed troops to search the suspect’s bag.

“On searching the bag, about  220 quantity rounds of 7.62mm Special, 1× hand grenade, a dagger and other items were discovered.

When interrogated by the troops, Mr OJeh claimed he was personnel from the Police Unit Special Weapon Tactical Team (SWAT), from the Mobile Police Force 19 unit, River state.

The suspect and items were handed over to the Headquarter  Sector 2 Operation Hadin Kai for further investigation.