Three soldiers from the Operation Desert Sanity in Maiduguri, Borno State, have allegedly stolen 374 rounds of ammunition.
The soldiers were arrested during a covert operation at the motor parks along Njimtilo Road in Maiduguri, The Punch reports on Monday.
A military source said two of the soldiers were travelling to Markudi, while one was travelling to Abuja.
It was reported that one of the soldiers have concealed the ammunition in a bag of rice.
The source said, “On December 2, troops conducted a convert operations at motor parks and along Njimtilo Road at Njimtilo, three soldiers were arrested. One was en route to Makurdi with 250 rounds of 7.62 MM.
“Another en route to Makurdi was arrested with four fully-loaded magazines and 110 rounds concealed in a mudu of rice.
“The last soldier was going to Abuja. He was arrested with 14 rounds of 7.62MM. The suspects are in custody for further investigation. “
There was no immediate comment from the Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Buba Edward.
