Troops of Operation Hadin Kai of the Nigerian Army on Sunday arrested one Ebenezer Ojeh, who claimed to be a personnel of the Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) of the Nigeria Police, with ammunition in Borno State.
Ojeh, a Sergeant, was intercepted at a checkpoint by the troops of 154 Task Force Battalion Ngamdu, along Maiduguri-Damaturu road, led by the acting commander, Major D.Y Chiwar, according to the Leadership newspaper.
An intelligence officer disclosed that the suspect, with NPF No: 456647, boarded a Borno Express bus en route Abuja and they eventually arrived at the checkpoint.
The officer who did not want to be named said while the vehicle was waiting for its turn to be passed by troops on duty at the checkpoint, the suspect alighted from the bus and claimed he wanted to ease himself.
“This elicited suspicion from the Commander who directed troops to search the suspect’s bag.
“On searching the bag, about 220 rounds of 7.62mm Special, 1× hand grenade, a dagger and other items were discovered.
“When interrogated by the troops, OJeh claimed he was a personnel from the Police Unit Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) team from the Mobile Police Force 19 Unit, Rivers State,” the intelligence officer disclosed.
He added that the suspect and the items have been handed over to the headquarters Sector 2 Operation Hadin Kai for further investigation.