The Nigerian Army intercepts a truckload of firearms bound for the southeast.
The Nigerian Army intercepted an international smuggling ring on Saturday while it was moving a truckload of illegal munitions to Anambra State in Nigeria’s southeast.
The army 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, according to Nwachukwu, a brigadier-general.
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According to an army official, the truck, with the registration number ENU 697 XY, was filled with various munitions.
Nwachukwu stated that the troops had apprehended two individuals and were assisting the military with their investigations.
He identified the suspects as Eric Seworvor, a Ghanaian national, and Lukman Sani, the truck driver.
The army spokesperson stated that it needed the forces’ assistance to prevent the cartel from smuggling the illegal weapons into the southeast state, emphasising that the suspects would have terrorised people of the region if they had succeeded.
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