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Troops, NDLEA Operatives Raid, Recover Arms from Drug Baron in Abia State

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Sagir Musa
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September 23, 2017
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Following a tip off, troops of Sector 1, Sub Sector 4 in conjunction with some  operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement  Agency (NDLEA), at about 1.45 am on 23 September 2017, raided a house of a notorious drug baron one Maxi Ota Benjamin now at large. Mr Benjamin resides in Amirima Compound, Achara Ihechiowa community in Arochukwu Local Government Area of Abia State.

During the raid, four suspected accomplices to the wanted drug baron were apprehended from the compound.

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The following items were also recovered;  1× short single barrel gun, 1× long single barrel gun, 1x automatic pump action rifle, 1× locally made double barrel pistol, 1× binocular and 2× mobile phones of Intel and kismo brands. Others are some substance suspected to be indian hemp. The suspects and the substance have been handed over to NDLEA for further action.

Similarly, the provision of free medical services to the people of Nnarambia community, Ahiara Mbaise in Ahiazu Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State was successfully conducted today 23 September 2017.

In his remarks at the event, the Eze of Ahiara His Royal Highness Eze Dr. Pious Onyekwen Nfunala 1v of Ihiara Nnarambia community, thanked the Army for keeping the nation one indivisible entity and by extending the frèe medical services/supplies to his people.

The photographs forwarded herewith depict some sections of the people who turned out for the exercise.

SAGIR MUSA
Colonel
Deputy Director Public Relations 82 Division

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