Troops recover cache of arms in Imo forest raid

Troops of Operation UDO KA person raided a  forest successful Imo State and arrested a suspected cardinal armourer and logistics courier linked to attacks connected lipid installations and information forces.

The Nigerian Army disclosed this successful a connection posted connected its authoritative X grip on Thursday, noting that it besides recovered a important cache of arms and ammunition during an intelligence-led operation.

The connection disclosed that acting connected credible intelligence, troops conducted a deliberate hunt and raid cognition on the Akpe Aggah–Egbema Forest axis successful the aboriginal hours of 1 July 2026, starring to the apprehension of a suspected armourer and logistics kingpin astatine Obiakpu Forest.

According to the statement, preliminary findings bespeak that the fishy served arsenic the main armourer for the transgression radical liable for attacks against lipid installations and troops deployed successful the Ohaji–Egbema area.

The service further revealed that the cognition led to the betterment of a important cache of weapons and ammunition, including 1 AK-47 rifle, 1 M4A1 carbine, 1 M16A2 rifle, six magazines, 5 pump-action guns, a locally fabricated pistol and a ample quantity of assorted ammunition.

“The betterment represents a large disruption to the group’s operational capableness and logistics chain.

“The fishy is presently successful custody and volition acquisition further probe to ...