TROOPS raided militants’ camp in
Bayelsa State and recovered four AK-47 assault rifles and two pump
action guns. The
Commander, OPS in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Major General Alani Okunlola,
made this known while speaking with newsmen in Yenagoa, on Tuesday.
Okunlola
said:
“Recovered
also are two pump action guns with registration numbers TS870-12-2414
and 10243, eight empty magazines and 228 rounds of 7.62mm special
ammunition.”
However, he said no arrests were made during the operation as the hoodlums fled on sighting the troops.
Okunlola
assured Nigerians that the troops would make sure that the activities of
the hoodlums were curtailed, especially as elections would soon be held
in the state.
“The operation is a continuous one aimed at recovering all illegally-acquired arms in the Niger Delta,” he stated.
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