Borno Police Recover 912 Rounds Of Ammunition

The Borno State Police Command has recorded a major security breakthrough with the recovery of a hidden cache of ammunition in Maiduguri.

According to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Nahum Kenneth Daso, the discovery was made last Sunday when the Divisional Police Officer of Lamisula Division, acting on credible intelligence, led a team of operatives to the Kumshe Jamba Mari area of the metropolis.

The Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit was immediately deployed, and the area was secured before the safe recovery of nine hundred and twelve rounds of B32 API ammunition, calibre 7.62 by 51 millimetres.

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The recovered ammunition has been secured, while investigations are ongoing to trace its source and intended use, as well as arrest those behind it.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Naziru Abdulmajid, commended members of the public for providing timely information and reaffirmed the Command’s commitment to intelligence-driven policing.

He also urged residents to continue cooperating with the Police by reporting suspicious activities within their communities.