A chartered flight from Ukraine with a large cache of arms and ammunition has been impounded by security agents at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano.
The jet, with registration number UR-CAK, is being guarded by armed police and Air Force personnel. Security sources said the plane, with six passengers and five members on board, landed at about 4 a.m. on Tuesday to refuel.
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