NEWS UPDATE: Seized Russian Plane Carries AK-47s, Bullet-Proof Vests

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5r9jfzcdVr5KsiOEM9LJFv1a-L8gGuePZa_rsJTpK3PXgr5Q5KKIiOASj5E10M1mHovwzh_VD7ZBJXXOgUe86lP1BN5_EoWwHbgUOBBHTC5lJJ7g7EfujKwaKLehXqcsUMLuwMlnHkFM/s1600/Kano-Airport.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5r9jfzcdVr5KsiOEM9LJFv1a-L8gGuePZa_rsJTpK3PXgr5Q5KKIiOASj5E10M1mHovwzh_VD7ZBJXXOgUe86lP1BN5_EoWwHbgUOBBHTC5lJJ7g7EfujKwaKLehXqcsUMLuwMlnHkFM/s1600/Kano-Airport.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <b>Report by <i>Muhammad Kabir,</i> Premium Times</b><br /> <br /> A Russian airplane intercepted by Nigerian authorities Saturday on its way to neighbouring Chad, was transporting a large cache of AK47s and bullet proof vests, and other items, the News Agency of Nigeria has reported.<br /> <br /> Security operatives at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, on Saturday seized the plane which landed at the airport at about 2a.m. as a result of technical problems.<br /> <br /> Crew members of the airplane have been detained while investigations are ongoing, NAN quoted a source as saying.<br /> <br /> “Security has since been beefed up at the airport in order to ensure proper investigation,” the source said.<br /> <br /> The general manager of communication, Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Yakubu Datti, confirmed the seizure of the plane.<br /> <br /> He said the pilot sought permission to land at the airport after the plane developed problems.<br /> <br /> “The plane had a technical problem and the pilot sought (for) permission to land at the airport’’, he said.<br /> <br /> Mr. Datti said security agencies had since commenced investigation into the matter.<br /> <br /> Security sources told PREMIUM TIMES the plane was travelling to N’djamena, the capital of Chad.<br /> <br /> A spokesperson for the Nigerian military, Chris Olukolade, could not be reached on Saturday for comments.<br /> <br /> The spokesman of the Joint Military Task Force in Kano, Col. Eze, did not also respond to telephone calls.<br /> <br /> The Police spokesperson in Kano, Magaji Majiya, said details of the arrest could only be provided by the airport security.<br /> <br /> This is the third time since 2009 that a Russian plane loaded with arms would be arrested in Kano.<br /> <br /> The detained planes were later released after investigations.<br /> <br /> The destination of the latest aircraft has however raised concerns amid increasing worries in Nigeria over Chad’s alleged role in the Boko Haram insurgency plaguing Nigeria’s northeast.<br /> <br /> <br /> <b>Credit: Premium Times</b>

NEWS UPDATE: Seized Russian Plane Carries AK-47s, Bullet-Proof Vests

Report by Muhammad Kabir, Premium Times A Russian airplane intercepted by Nigerian authorities Saturday on its way to neighbouring Chad, was transporting a large cache of AK47s and bullet proof vests…

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BREAKING: Nigerian Military Seizes Arms-laden Russian Plane Bound for Chad

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5r9jfzcdVr5KsiOEM9LJFv1a-L8gGuePZa_rsJTpK3PXgr5Q5KKIiOASj5E10M1mHovwzh_VD7ZBJXXOgUe86lP1BN5_EoWwHbgUOBBHTC5lJJ7g7EfujKwaKLehXqcsUMLuwMlnHkFM/s1600/Kano-Airport.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5r9jfzcdVr5KsiOEM9LJFv1a-L8gGuePZa_rsJTpK3PXgr5Q5KKIiOASj5E10M1mHovwzh_VD7ZBJXXOgUe86lP1BN5_EoWwHbgUOBBHTC5lJJ7g7EfujKwaKLehXqcsUMLuwMlnHkFM/s1600/Kano-Airport.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> The Nigerian military has intercepted a Russian plane loaded with large amount of arms and ammunition, bound for neighbouring Chad, a security source has told PREMIUM TIMES.<br /> <br /> The plane was seized early Saturday at the Aminu Kano International Airport.<br /> <br /> The aircraft, which was headed for N’djamena, the capital of Chad, landed in Kano at about 2a.m. Nigerian time, the source said.<br /> <br /> All crew members of the aircraft have been detained by Nigerian forces.<br /> <br /> More details later.<br /> <br /> <br /> <b>Credit: Premium Times</b>

BREAKING: Nigerian Military Seizes Arms-laden Russian Plane Bound for Chad

The Nigerian military has intercepted a Russian plane loaded with large amount of arms and ammunition, bound for neighbouring Chad, a security source has told PREMIUM TIMES. The plane was seized earl…

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