By Paul Obi in Abuja
In their
effort to stem the tide of killings of locals by suspected herdsmen in
Southern Kaduna, soldiers under Operation Harbin Kunama II yesterday
uncovered large cache of arms and ammunition used by the suspected
perpetrators to unleash mayhem in the area.
Southern
Kaduna has been at the centre of brutal killings of the locals and
destruction of property, with many accusing the federal and Kaduna State
governments of indifference and bias approach in quelling the perennial
crisis.
While
speaking yesterday, Director of Army Public Relations (DAPR), Brig Gen.
Sani Usman, explained that “the recently launched Operation Harbin
Kunama II by the Nigerian Army in the southern part of Kaduna State,
which would cover some forests in Bauchi, Kano and Plateau States, has
started to yield the desired result as troops of 1 Division of the
Nigerian Army recovered large cache of arms and ammunition in southern
part of Kaduna at the weekend.
“The
discovery was made when troops embarked on cordon and search of Gwaska,
Dangoma, Angwan Far and Bakin Kogi general area of Southern Kaduna.”
Usman added
that “during the operation, the troops recovered 73 Dane guns, four
locally made rifles, one locally made machine gun and locally made
pistol.
“Others
include 260 cartridges, 14 rounds of 7.62mm cmmunition, 63 rounds of 9mm
ammunition, one locally made small machine gun magazine, a pair of worn
out military boot and some quantities of assorted improvised ammunition
and pyrotechnics hidden in dug out pits.
“While
efforts are on going to track down the owners of the arms and
ammunition, it is imperative to state that the good people of the area
have been very supportive fully with the military which led to this
unprecedented findings.
“Similarly,
in Sector 1 of the operation which covers Kano State, troops in
conjunction with other security agencies are carrying out operations in
suspected bandits camps in Falgore forest. The operation is ongoing,”
Usman stated.
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