Wednesday, November 28, 2012

JTF recovers over 5,000 ammunition in Damaturu



The Joint Task Force yesterday in Yobe said it recovered 5,207 rounds of assorted ammunition buried in a hideout in Kandahar area of Damaturu.

Spokesman of JTF, Lt. Lazarus Eli, in a statement in Damaturu, said the items were recovered on Monday during a search operation in the area.

He said two pistols, a rifle, three hand grenades and Improvised Explosive Devices were also recovered during the operation.

“The ammunition were lubricated to avoid rust, concealed in plastic cans and buried,” the JTF spokesman said in the statement.

He urged members of the public to report suspicious persons and materials in their areas and restated the determination of the force to provide security to the people of the state.

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