Military Recovers 130 Weapons In Plateau

Afimag.com –

The Nigerian Military has forces have recovered 130 illegal weapons in Plateau State and other areas during its joint operations.

The Commander Operations of the Special Military Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) Maj-Gen Abdusalam Abubakar disclosed this during the handover of the recovered weapons to the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) on July 31, 2023, in Jos.

Maj-Gen Abubakar said troops deployed all necessary apparatus both kinetic and non-kinetic to achive the feat.

He added that Nigeria military is committed to ensuring peace returns to all soft spots in the country.

According to him, “Our troops have remained resolute in checkmating all forms of crime and violence; troops have equally maintained an offensive posture, conducting several kinetic operations, leading to huge recovery of illegal weapons.

“On the whole, the operational success recorded by troops of OPSH led to the recovery of 130 small arms and light weapons from criminal elements.”

He listed the recovered weapons to include 29 dane guns, 53 fabricated revolver rifles, 14 AK-47 rifles, one English pistol, 21 locally fabricated pistols, one G3 rifle and eight locally fabricated AK-47 rifles.

Others are nine Harris burg pistols, two locally fabricated SMG, 28 AK-47 and three locally fabricated magazines, one RPG7 tube, four RPG7 rockets with chargers, 1,522 rounds of ammunitions, and 500 rounds of 9mm ammunition.

Maj-Gen Abubakar assured the public that the military will continue the onslaught on criminals in a professional manner to efficiently tackle criminal elements.