{"id":165583,"date":"2025-06-04T08:48:28","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T07:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/army-recovers-hidden-rifle-ammunition-in-plateau-forest"},"modified":"2025-06-04T09:50:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T08:50:29","slug":"army-recovers-hidden-rifle-ammunition-in-plateau-forest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/army-recovers-hidden-rifle-ammunition-in-plateau-forest","title":{"rendered":"Army recovers hidden rifle, ammunition in Plateau forest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Troops of the 3 Division and Operation SAFE HAVEN have recovered a hidden AK-47 rifle, magazine, and 30 rounds of ammunition in Pandam Forest, located in Qua\u2019an Pan Local Government Area of Plateau State.<\/p>\n<p>This was revealed in a post on Tuesday by security analyst, Zagazola Makama on X.<\/p>\n<p>According to the post, the recovery took place around 1:20 p.m. on June 3, following credible intelligence that some bandits had buried weapons in the forest while fleeing from troops of Operation LAFIYAN JAMA\u2019A.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the search, troops discovered a freshly dug area, which was immediately excavated,\u201d Zagazola quoted the Nigerian Army as saying.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey recovered one AK-47 rifle, one magazine, and 30 rounds of 7.62mm (Special) ammunition, all carefully concealed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Nigerian Army noted that the weapons are now in the custody of the troops and that further investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Troops of the 3 Division and Operation SAFE HAVEN have recovered a hidden AK-47 rifle, magazine, and 30 rounds of ammunition in Pandam Forest, located in Qua\u2019an Pan Local Government Area of Plateau State. This was revealed in a post on Tuesday by security analyst, Zagazola Makama on X. 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