A UK soldier identified as Major Micah Polo has been arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) in Nigeria for allegedly smuggling arms into Delta State.
The suspect was arrested in Lagos by operatives of the DSS while attempting to flee the country back to the United Kingdom.
Upon apprehension, it was discovered that he had smuggled guns and ammunition into Delta State, a region with rising insecurity threats.
According to reports, about 50 AK-47 rifles, three thousand rounds of ammunition, and six pump-action guns were recovered during a raid by the DSS near Asaba.
Major Polo was traced to Lagos, where he was preparing to flee the country, and arrested by the DSS.
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The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) submitted a petition to Nigerian and British authorities to launch a joint, transparent investigation into the alleged involvement of British Army officer Major Micah Polo in a recent arms trafficking incident uncovered by the Department of State Services (DSS) in Delta State.
In the petition, HURIWA urged the authorities to take swift action in order to uncover whatever links the suspect had in Nigeria, which would also help to expose any transnational trafficking networks and prevent future threats.
In a statement released on Wednesday, the British High Commission stated that the alleged soldier is not a serving soldier of the United Kingdom; however, he had served as a junior officer in the UK armed forces reserves but was discharged.
“The individual identified in recent Nigerian media reporting is not a serving member of the UK Armed Forces.
“Whilst in the Reserves, he was a junior rank, not a commissioned officer.
“We have a common law and Data Protection Act duty to protect the personal details of our current and former employees and are therefore not able to release any additional information in this matter,” part of the statement read.
