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The Defence Headquarters, yesterday, said gunboats of Forward Operating Base, Ibaka, Akwa Ibom State, arrested two suspects and a wooden boat laden with 1,184 of 25kg bags of Yaraliva Nitrabor Fertiliser being smuggled from Cameroon during routine patrol on the Effiat waterways.
It also disclosed that while fertilisers were usually for agricultural purposes, the possibility of it being acquired by criminal elements and militants for making explosives could not be ignored.
Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche said this while briefing journalists on military operations in Abuja, stressing that the arrested fertiliser posed security threat considering current security challenges in the country.
Defence Headquarters (DHQ) spokesperson,
Major-General John Enenche, said during a media briefing on Thursday, January 14 that 1,184 25kg bags of Yaraliva Nitrabor Fertilizer, suspected to have been smuggled from Cameroon, were found in the boat. Enenche explained that while fertilizers are majorly for agricultural purposes, the possibility of being acquired by criminals for sinister purposes cannot be disregarded by the authorities. He said the confiscated fertilizer poses a security threat, especially in light of current security challenges, as it remains a potential component for the fabrication of explosives owing to its content of ammonium nitrate. Suspects and items are currently in custody and will soon be handed over to the appropriate prosecuting authority, he said.