A serving Nigerian Army by the name Emmanuel Iorliam of the 156 Task Force Battalion, Mainok in Borno state, has been arrested for gun running. It was reported that a soldier who hails from Benue state, usually allegedly steals arms and ammunition from his base and sells them to Bandits and Boko Haram members.
Benue Nigerian Army Emmanuel Iorliam Arrested for Supplying Weapons to Terrorist
According to reports, Boko Haram and bandits are not the only people he sells the stolen emulations to he also sells to kidnappers. He met his Waterloo while he was moving the cache of ammunition out of Borno State to hand over to his customers.
He was intercepted by his colleagues at a checkpoint and upon searching him, they found the ammunition in his possession. A video shared online shows the moment his colleagues intercepted him with the stolen items.