A weapons manufacturing facility has been discovered by Operation Safe Heaven (OPSH) personnel in Kafanchan, Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The Nigerian Army stated that the operation followed the determination of the OPSH commander, Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar, to deal forcefully with sponsors and perpetrators of crime in a statement issued on Friday via its verified X Twitter.
Several deadly weapons were found after the operation, which took place from Thursday night until Friday morning.
The statement claims that the finding came after a week-long intelligence operation that ended with Napoleon John, a wanted gunrunner, being apprehended.
According to the report, the suspect, who had admitted to the crime, had taken the troops to a secret factory where another criminal named Monday Dunia had been selling weapons of various calibres for more than five years, causing the crisis in Kaduna and the nearby Plateau State.
According to the statement, 22 different weapons, including 7 pistols, 2 locally made AK 47 rifles, 2 military-grade AK 47 rifles, and 9 revolvers, were found during a comprehensive search of the business. Other items include a gas cylinder, a submachine gun, rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, and machine tools.
“They recovered 2 x AK-47 Rifles, 2 x revolver rifles, live rounds of 9mm and 7.62 ammunitions, 6 x dangerous daggers, one x hacker axe, several empty cases of 7.62mm special rounds, 2 mobile phones, one fragmental jacket, 2 Police uniforms, one military camouflage trousers, one ammunition magazine carrier, one pistol holster, one military grade camel pouch, one police combat helmet, 2 masks, 4 identity cards, gunpowder, shrapnels, charms and amulets. Machine tools and other equipment were also found.
