The Nigerian Army has arrested two serving soldiers who were intercepted in the process of illegal movement of high calibre arms and ammunition to unknown destination.
The errant soldiers, labelled as “black sheep”, were said to have engaged in involved in the criminal supply of arms to Boko Haram
The two soldiers are top official of the Explosives Ordnance Unit of the Nigeria Army.
Spokesman of the Nigerian Army, Col Sani Usman, stated this in a statement made available last night.
He also detailed recent successes recorded in the war against Boko Haram terrorists which involved the killing of about 35 insurgents and rescuing of about 300 civilians from various operations carried out in the last few days.
According to Usman, who is the Acting Director Army Public Relations, the two soldiers were arrested on Sunday.
He said, “Unfortunately, despite these successes, a crop of black sheep amongst us is bent on tarnishing the image of the Nigerian Army.
“Last Sunday February 7, 2016, two of our Explosive Ordinance Device personnel attached to 143 Battalion, 13NA/ 70/10183 Sapper Eric Nwokorie and 13NA/70/10263 Sapper Macauley Fortune were arrested at Yola Park with the following unauthorised military items: 1 Smoke grenade, 2,136 live rounds of 7.62 (Special) ammunition, 50 live rounds of 7.6mm (NATO) ammunition, 5 magazines of AK 47 rifles, 2 Browning Machine Gun live rounds of ammunitions. Others include, 1 Axe, 1 Cutlass, 1 Jack knife, 9 Jungle hats, 11 pairs of Camouflage (9 Desert and 3 woodland green), 4 Military Pullovers, 1 Black beret, 1 Green beret, 1 Pair of number 7 dress, 2 General Duty belt, 12 Army T-shirts, 2 Rain Coats, 2 Water bottles, 1 Pairs of Rain boot and 5 Pairs of Desert boots”.
