Security forces have excavated 10 riffles and 80 general-purpose machine guns from Balmo forest in Bauchi State, the Federal Government has said.
The Federal Government also admitted that some soldiers had been facing court martial over their roles in the ongoing war against terrorism in the country.
Coordinator of the National Information Centre and Director General of the National Orientation Agency, Mr. Mike Omeri, disclosed this during a press briefing in Abuja on Friday.
Omeri said, “The mopping operation being undertaken by the armed forces within the forest is yielding more discovery of arms stockpiled underground. So far, 10 riffles, 80 general purpose machine guns have been excavated from different parts of the forest.
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