Police Arrest Suspected Gunrunner In Kaduna With 228 Rounds Of Ammunition

The Kaduna State Police Commissioner, Rabiu Muhammad, has disclosed that operatives have arrested a suspected gunrunner and recovered two AK-49 rifles, 228 rounds of RPG ammunition and 275 rounds of 7.62mm AK-47 ammunition in Sabon Gari Local Government Area of the state.

CP Muhammad stated this during a news conference in Kaduna, noting that the arrest followed a distress call from Yan’Karfe Motor Park in Sabon Gari, Zaria.

He said the suspect, identified as 39-year-old Kenneth, a native of Delta State, was arrested on August 25 after he was spotted behaving suspiciously while struggling with a sack containing potatoes.

Muhammad explained that the operatives of the Sabon Gari Division responded swiftly and, upon searching the sack, recovered two AK-49 rifles, 228 rounds of RPG ammunition, 275 rounds of 7.62mm AK-47 ammunition, five AK-47 magazines, and some quantities of suspected hard drugs.

The CP said the case is under investigation as he hailed the Divisional Police Officer and his team for their swift response.

The Command said three suspected members of an armed banditry and kidnapping syndicate were arrested along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway.

The suspects, arrested on August 24 following credible intelligence, were identified as Ibrahim Muhammad, 25, alias “Alti”, from Adamawa State; Usman Tukur, 27, alias “Mallam”, from Zamfara State; and Hassan Alhaji Salisu, 23, alias “Tagwaye”, from Doka Village, Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

The suspects allegedly confessed during interrogation to being members of an armed bandit gang operating around Millennium City and other parts of Kaduna State.

The CP said the suspects would be charged to court after the investigation concluded.

Similarly, police operatives recovered 134 rounds of live AK-47 ammunition during a stop-and-search operation along Kachia Road, Kaduna, on August 25.

Muhammad said the ammunition was concealed in a sack carried by a motorcyclist, who allegedly confessed that he had been sent by a notorious armed bandit known as “Yellow Mai-Million” to collect and deliver the consignment.