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Nigerian Army bursts Gun factory in Kaduna state, recovers 26 weapons (VIDEO)

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The Nigerian Army says it has busted a gun manufacturing factory in Kaduna state and arrested a suspected gunrunner, Napoleon John, following a sting operation to mop up illegal weapons.

The Nigerian Army in a statement released on X (formerly Twitter), said the discovery of the illegal gun manufacturing factory was successful after a week-long intelligence operation which led to the arrest of the suspect and recovery of 22 different weapons.

The Army after conducting a thorough search of the factory recovered different weapons including seven pistols, two locally fabricated AK 47 rifles, two military grade AK 47 rifles and nine revolvers. They also recovered one submachine gun, rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, machine tools and a gas cylinder.

Read full statement with accompanying pictures and video in tweet below:

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