Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 3 Division and Operation SAFE HAVEN have recovered an AK-47 rifle, a magazine, and 30 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition hidden in Pandam Forest, Qua’an Pan Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The recovery was made around 1:20 p.m. on June 3, following credible intelligence that fleeing bandits had buried the weapons in the forest to evade troops of Operation LAFIYAN JAMA’A.
This was revealed in a post on Tuesday by security analyst, Zagazola Makama on X.
“During the search, troops discovered a freshly dug area, which was immediately excavated,” Zagazola quoted the Nigerian Army as saying.
“They recovered one AK-47 rifle, one magazine, and 30 rounds of 7.62mm (Special) ammunition, all carefully concealed.”
The Nigerian Army noted that the weapons are now in the custody of the troops and that further investigations are ongoing.
