Operatives of the Borno State Police Command have recovered 912 rounds of live ammunition concealed in the Kumshe Jamba Mari area of Maiduguri, the state capital.
The discovery was made on Saturday, January 4, 2026, following actionable intelligence received by the police. Acting on the tip-off, the Divisional Police Officer of Lamisula Division led a team of operatives to the location, where the ammunition was uncovered.
Confirming the development in a statement on Sunday, the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Nahum Daso, said the recovered items were B32 armour-piercing incendiary (API) ammunition of 7.62 x 51mm calibre.
He said, “On January 4, 2026, at about 2:00pm, police operatives, acting on credible intelligence, stormed the Kumshe Jamba Mari area of Maiduguri, where a hidden cache of ammunition was discovered.”
Daso explained that the police immediately activated standard safety protocols by deploying the Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit to the scene.
“The area was professionally secured, and a total of 912 rounds of B32 API type ammunition were safely recovered without incident,” he stated.
According to him, the ammunition has been taken into custody, while investigations are ongoing to identify those behind the cache and determine its intended use.
“The recovered exhibits have been secured, and efforts are ongoing to trace the source of the ammunition and apprehend those responsible,” Daso added.
He noted that the Commissioner of Police in the state, Naziru Abdulmajid, commended members of the public for providing timely and useful information that led to the recovery.
“The Commissioner urges residents to sustain their cooperation with the police by promptly reporting suspicious activities in their communities, as intelligence-led policing remains critical to maintaining security in the state,” the statement read.
The development comes amid intensified security operations in Maiduguri and its environs, following recent recoveries of arms and ammunition by security agencies in parts of the state.
