FILE PHOTO: Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah
The Enugu State Government on Friday announced the arrest of six suspected criminals linked to major security breaches in the state and the recovery of a large cache of arms and ammunition during joint security operations.
Governor Peter Mbah disclosed this while inspecting the recovered weapons at the headquarters of the Department of State Services in Enugu.
The recovered weapons include 17 AK-47 rifles, one General Purpose Machine Gun, one rocket-propelled rifle, one tear-gas gun, 12 AK-47 magazines, two hand grenades, three tear-gas canisters and 1,071 rounds of ammunition.
The ammunition comprises 323 rounds of special ammunition, 270 rounds of 7.62mm NATO ammunition and 478 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition. Security operatives also recovered uniforms and four lanyards.
