NSCDC smashes border gang hideout in Ebonyi

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ebonyi State Command, said its operatives have dismantled a criminal syndicate operating along the Ebonyi-Benue border, recovering an AK-47 rifle, live ammunition, and various dangerous items.
The NSCDC said the operation, which targeted hideouts used by hoodlums and cult groups operating between Izzi Local Government Area in Ebonyi and neighboring Benue State, followed a week-long intelligence-gathering exercise.
The Command disclosed that the raid was jointly executed by operatives from its Intelligence and Investigation Department, alongside the State Commandant’s Special Squad.
Briefing newsmen, yesterday, at the Command Hea...