Operatives of the Department of State Services have arrested a suspected gunrunner, Kelvin Ebikeniye Dugo, in Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State.
A statement by the DSS says the arrest follows credible intelligence on his plan to procure 832 rounds of live ammunition from a supplier in Benue State.
He was intercepted moments after receiving the consignment, which was cleverly concealed in food items.
Items recovered include 832 rounds of ammunition and two empty AK-47 magazines.
The DSS says the operation underscores its intensified nationwide crackdown on gunrunning and illegal arms proliferation.
𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗔𝗽𝗽 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗧𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗔𝘀 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽!
