The State Security Service (SSS) on
Thursday uncovered “arms and ammunition and “stockpiles of United States
dollars” from the Akwa Ibom State Government House in Uyo, the state
capital, during a surprise raid, according to a report by PREMIUM
TIMES.
The operation was jointly carried out by
operatives from the SSS headquarters in Abuja and a detachment from the
Akwa Ibom State Command of the Service.
The secret police was said to have
stormed the Hilltop Mansion based on security reports that suggested
arms and ammunition were stored in a room there.
After ransacking the entire residence of
the governor, which is yet to be occupied by the serving Governor, Udom
Emmanuel, the operatives moved to guest houses and the presidential
lodge, said to be currently in use by ex-Governor Godswill Akpabio.
It was, however, in one of the guest
houses within the expansive complex, the source said, that the stockpile
of arms and ammunition were found locked up in a large room.
Apart from the arms stockpile, the
source also said the operatives uncovered a guest room filled with
United States dollar notes.
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