• Weapons discovered by soldiers in an underground bunker
THE
recent discovery of an armoury of sophisticated weapons and ammunition
in the heart of the city of Kano is a strong evidence of prevalent
security lapses that have so often paved the way for an uncontrolled
inflow of illegal weapons into the country. The weapons, described by
military authorities as “weapons of mass destruction,” were hidden in a
bunker of a building owned by a Lebanese businessman currently said to
be on the run.
Reportedly found in the armoury were
“103 packs Slap TNT dynamites (with each pack containing 16 pieces) used
in preparing explosives; 76 military hand grenades; one 60mm anti-tank
weapon; two rounds of 122mm artillery gun ammunition; and four anti-tank
mines.” There were also “21 Rocket Propelled Gun bombs; 16 RPG charges;
one RGP tube; nine pistols; one sub-machine gun; two sub-machine gun
magazines; 17 AK-47 rifles; 44 AK-47 magazines and 11, 433 rounds of
7.62mm Special and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation ammunition.” They
were all traced to Hezbollah, the deadly Lebanon-based terror
organisation with notoriety for targeting Israeli and Read More
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