Luck has ran out on some criminals dealing in arms after they were arrested by security operatives in Zamfara state.
The Zamfara State Police Command on Wednesday intercepted two vehicles carrying arms in different parts of the state. The spokesman for the command, Mr Muhammad Shehu, confirmed the development in Gusau.
He told the News Agency of Nigeria that items recovered from the vehicles were three AK47 riffles, an automatic pistol, a locally-made pistol, magazines and live ammunition.
According to him, other items recovered include N103, 435 cash, ATM card, three voters’ cards, military camouflage and a stamp of the Cattle Traders Association of Nigeria in the Bukuru Local Government Area of Plateau State.
Shehu said that the drivers of the two cars, a Honda Civic marked Sokoto State BDN358AA and another marked Kano State KMC 321AA, were arrested and were now assisting the police in their investigation.
The spokesman explained that a police patrol team arrested one of the suspects, a native of Birnin-Yero village in the Shinkafi Local Government Council of Sokoto State on Sept. 25 on the Gusau-Sokoto highway.
He named items recovered from the vehicle as two AK 47 Riffles with number 3745485 and 1977CK22457 respectively and five magazines with 165 rounds of live ammunition,
“Others items recovered are N68, 750 cash, ATM card and three 3 voter’s cards, military camouflage and several mobile phones.’’
He said another suspect, a native of Bassa Local Government Council in Plateau State was arrested on the Kauran-Namoda-Jibiya road.
Shehu said that exhibits recovered in the man’s vehicle were one AK 47 riffle with number 804151, two magazines with 20 rounds of live ammunition and one pistol with four bullets.
“Other items recovered are a locally-made pistol, eight mobile phones, cash of N34,685, two pairs of military camouflage and a stamp of the Cattle Traders Association of Nigeria, Bukuru Local Government Area of Plateau State.”
The police image maker said that investigation into the matter was going on at the command’s Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, after which the suspects would be charged to court.
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