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Operation Puff Adder: With 9,500 Live Ammunition Recovered, Oyo Has The Highest Record In Nigeria – IGP

by Jamaz
June 6, 2019
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The Inspector General of Police, Adamu Mohammed has stated that Oyo state has been ranked number one among the 36 states in the number of live ammunition recovered in the ongoing arms recovery operations and war against criminality in the country, tagged Operation Puff Adder.

 

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The IGP said this on Wednesday at his official quarters in Abuja while addressing a delegation of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Nasarawa State Chapter, led by Alhaji Aminu Muazu Maifata who paid him the traditional Salah visit.

 

Mohammed stated that since the launch of the operation on April 5, 2019, a total number of 63 kidnapped victims were rescued unhurt by police operatives.

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With respect to arms recovery, the IGP noted that 834 Arms, including 2 – rocket Launchers, 19,009 live ammunition were recovered with Oyo State recording the highest number of Nine thousand, Five Hundred ( 9,500) live ammunition .

— Nigeria Police Force (@PoliceNG) June 6, 2019

He revealed that 2,175 suspects were arrested for various offences as follows: kidnapping, 852; armed robbery, 865; murder, 359 and cultism, 99.

 

With respect to arms recovery, the IGP noted that 834 arms, including 2 – rocket launchers, 19,009 live ammunition were recovered with Oyo State recording the highest number of 9,500 live ammunition.

 

He said the police are rejigging their strategies to ensure proactive interception of illicit weapons coming into the country and at the same time mop up unauthorized weapons in circulation.

 

According to him, “the mind-boggling size of the arrests and arms recovered so far is a testament to the efficacy of Operation Puff Adder and more importantly to the unalloyed and unwavering support of the public to the Nigeria Police and other security agencies.”

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