SECURITY NEWS: State Security Service (SSS) operatives intercepted yesterday high-calibre ammunition in a 20-foot container at the Port Harcourt Port in Rivers State. The interception of the ammunition raises fears of impending violence in the state ahead of the 2015 elections. Rivers State Governor Chibuike Amaechi raised the alarm on the return of militants to the state after a rally by the Save Rivers Movement (SRM) —a group loyal to him—was smashed in Bori, Khana Local Government Area, three weeks ago. The vessel carrying the lethal cargo, MV Iron Trader, came from Panama in Central America. The captain is under arrest. Also being held are the agent and six crew members. They were undergoing interrogation at the SSS office in the oil city last night. The container was being guarded yesterday by a combined team of SSS operatives, soldiers and policemen. It was gathered through a security source that the intercepted ammunition was packed in many iron boxes in the container. The source said: “The interrogation of the eight arrested persons is ongoing to determine the consignee and the destination of the seized items.”
Posted on: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 14:05:31 +0000
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