Nigerian army intercepts truckload of ammunition being smuggled into South-east

Troops of the Nigerian Army, Saturday, intercepted an international smuggling syndicate while transporting a truckload of smuggled ammunition to Anambra State, Nigeria’s south-east.

Army spokesperson, Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement on Monday.

Mr Nwachukwu, a brigadier-general, said the troops, acting on a tip-off, made the interception during “a meticulous and rigorous” stop and search operation along Ajilete-Owode Road in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State, south-west Nigeria.