The Nigerian Army has intercepted an international smuggling syndicate which was smuggling ammunition to Anambra state.
The Army made the revelation in a signal on Monday.
It was stated that the arrest was made along the Ajilete-Owode Road in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun state.
The troops from the 192 Battalion swiftly apprehended a suspicious truck bearing plate number (ENU 697 XY).
A total of 720 cartons of Red Star cartridges, each containing 25 cartridges (equivalent to a mind-boggling 18,000 cartridges), along with 250 packets of live cartridges of pellet black (comprising 2,500 cartridges) of the same caliber were found.
The individuals responsible for the act have been identified as Mr Eric Seworvor, a citizen of Ghana, and the truck’s driver, Lukman Sani.
The swift response by the Nigerian Army led to their immediate arrest at the scene, ensuring that they could not evade justice.
Investigations revealed that the ammunition had been clandestinely transported from Mali, crossing the border via the Idiroko International Border.
Newswall247 gathered that the objective of the smugglers was to deliver the ammunition to an undisclosed dealer in Onitsha, Anambra state.