A hidden cache of 912 rounds of B32 API type (7.62 x 51mm) ammunition has been discovered in the Kumshe Jamba Mari area of Maiduguri, Borno State capital.
The state Police spokesperson, ASP Nahum Daso, announced this on Sunday, saying the exhibits have been secured while investigations are ongoing to trace the source and intended use of the ammunition.
He said “on January 4, 2026, at about 1400hrs, the Divisional Police Officer Lamisula Division, led a team of police operatives to Kumshe Jamba Mari area, Maiduguri, where a hidden cache of ammunition was discovered”
Daso said the Department of Explosive Ordnance Disposal was immediately deployed to the scene.
“The area was professionally cordoned off, and a total of 912 rounds of B32 API type (7.62 x 51mm) ammunition were safely recovered
“The recovered exhibits have been secured, while investigations are ongoing to trace the source and intended use of the ammunition, as well as to apprehend those responsible,” he said.
Also , troops of Operation Hadin Kai on Saturday, recovered 1,270 rounds of 12.7mm ammunition warheads, live 12.7mm rounds, and power banks concealed inside a drainage in Bulumkutu area of Maiduguri.
