The Inspector-General of Police, (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has said that the Nigeria Police Force has recovered several dangerous weapons and ammunition from secessionists groups in some parts of the country.
Usman stated this on Thursday, while speaking at a weekly media press briefing organised by the Presidential Media Team in Abuja.
According to the IGP, the recovery of these weapons is coming on the heels of the launch of ‘Operation Restore Peace‘ in the South-East and South-South zones of the federation, which kicked-off on May 18.
‘Operation Restore Peace‘, it was learnt, is aimed at restoring peace and order in crime-infected areas in the South-East as well as the South-South.
According to the IGP, since the commencement of the operation, a total number of 398 armed robbery suspects, 258 cult-related offenders, 222 murder suspects, 202 bandits-related suspects and 86 suspects involved in cases of kidnapping have been arrested so far.
In his words: For record purposes, following the launching of Operation Restore Peace, we have so far recovered the following weapons and arms from secessionists and insurgents.
One general-purpose machine gun, 10 AK-47 rifles, nine locally-fabricated riffles, four locally fabricated pistols, 19 AK-47 magazines, 5,419 live ammunition with 10 improvised explosive devices”.
