It has now been revealed that the anti-air craft shoulder fired weapons seized from insurgents in Maiduguri over the weekend was to be used to shoot down President Goodluck Jonathan's plane as he flew into Maiduguri.
The weapons were seized by the Military Joint Taaf Force (JTF) and included 3 anti aircraft guns; 10 rocket propelled grenade tubes; 3 general purpose machine guns; 17 AK47 rifles; 3 G3 rifles; 1 pistol (lama); 20 RPG bombs; 12 RPG chargers; 1x 36 hand held grenade; 1 teargas rifle; 33 AK 47 magazines; 11 FN magazines; 3 G3 magazines; 11,068 assorted ammunitions; 2 technical vehicles with mounted anti aircraft stands;1 box of weapons cleaning kit; 4 swords and two knifes;5 walking talkies; 4 VHF handheld sets; 1 multi links router; and assorted uniforms and kits.
An informed source revealed thus “The fact that assorted uniforms of security agencies, especially those serving in the Joint Task Force were recovered in the Friday operation, is fueling the intelligence that there was indeed a plan by the group and their sponsors to breach the security of the president”.
It would be recalled that the JTF spokesman, Lt. Col. Sagir Musa, told journalists that these weapons were seized from insurgents after "moles" within the organization exposed their plans.
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