‘War Zone’: AK 47 assault rifles, hundreds of special ammunition found at CPC lawmaker’s home (PHOTO)

Two hundred and seventy-five rounds of 7.62 mm (NATO Ammunition), seven hundred and sixty-five rounds of 7.62 mm Special Ammunition, fifty-eight rounds of 9mm Ammunition, one hundred and twenty-five pieces of detonator-33., two reels of detonating cords, nine small cans of prepared IED were discovered at the house of Honourable Hussein Dei Dei, a CPC lawmaker from Kaduna state, report claims.

On Tuesday, the Nigerian army were said to have found even more sophisticated weapons that also included six AK 47 assault rifles, one light machine gun, one teargas launcher, twenty-seven loaded and seventeen empty AK 47 magazines, one FN rifle magazine, five sub-machine gun magazines, four pistols magazines and one loaded light-machine gun magazine.

Other items include, one paint can of prepared IED, nine pieces of 9-Volt batteries, three bags of white chemical substance, five pieces of remote control switches, one reel of firing cable and six pieces of assorted car plate numbers.

The discovery came after the army raided the law maker's home near Dalet barrack in Kawo area of Kaduna city.

According to other media reports, Nigerian Army's Division 1 internal security force led by Brigadier General TC Ude released a press statement afterwards which held that they force was tipped off with information and they conducted the search on Tuesday evening by 5.30pm
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