Many West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASCE Candidates and their families would have been in great agony right now but for the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Army.
The two agencies have just foiled a kidnap attempt with candidates to the ongoing examination in some Southeast states as primary targets.
Information is that members of the outlawed Eastern Security Network had laid out the plans to kidnap scores of whose schools are located in Enugu, Anambra and Imo states.
According to a statement the DSS, operatives of the secret police and soldiers acted on credible intelligence and raided an ESN armoury in the Agbani axis of Enugu State, therefore forestalling their abduction plans.
The statement added that intelligence revealed that ESN members planned to launch the attacks while wearing National Youth Service Corps uniforms.
“The raid led to the recovery of a cache of high-calibre arms, including eight AK-47 rifles, 12 AK-47 magazines and 323 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition. Also recovered were one smoke grenade launcher, two teargas canisters, 10 NYSC trousers, eight NYSC T-shirts and four NYSC lanyards.
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“Intelligence further revealed that members of the terrorist organisation were to attack selected schools in the Southeast region to create the impression that bandits had invaded the region.
“Several members of the organisation were reportedly arrested. Earlier on Tuesday, a team comprising DSS operatives and soldiers, around the Garki area of Enugu, raided another ESN armoury,” the statement partly read.
A rocket launcher, two rocket-propelled grenade warheads, three RPG chargers and three AK-47 rifles were among the arms recovered by the security team.
“Also recovered by the team were six AK-47 magazines, two handheld grenades, one teargas gun, a baton, two teargas canisters, 270 rounds of NATO 7.62x39mm ammunition, 478 rounds of 7.62x39mm special ammunition, a bandolier and a baton.”
