Troops of 1 Division, deployed for Operation Whirl Punch, have arrested three suspected gunrunners, Aminu Umar, 32, Shehu Samaila, 25, and Bilyaminu Abdullahi, 22, in Niger State.
The army said the suspects were nabbed while heading for Bena in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State, which shares boundary with Zamfara State.
A statement by the Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Col. Muhammad Dole, in Kaduna said the suspects were arrested on Tuesday during a stop-and- search at Rijau in Niger State.
He said the troops recovered from the suspects, 44 fabricated locally made single barrel rifles and 351 cartridges being conveyed in a Toyota Corolla car with registration number ZUR 28DX Kebbi.
The army said: “Preliminary investigation shows that the suspected gunrunners were heading for Bena in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State, which shares boundary with Zamfara State. This arrest is similar to that of Mr. Rabi’u Akilu, who was found in possession of 36 rifles and 343 rounds of ammunition concealed in another Toyota Corolla car heading for Zamfara State last month.”
It said interrogation was on.
The army said the suspects were nabbed while heading for Bena in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State, which shares boundary with Zamfara State.
A statement by the Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Col. Muhammad Dole, in Kaduna said the suspects were arrested on Tuesday during a stop-and- search at Rijau in Niger State.
He said the troops recovered from the suspects, 44 fabricated locally made single barrel rifles and 351 cartridges being conveyed in a Toyota Corolla car with registration number ZUR 28DX Kebbi.
The army said: “Preliminary investigation shows that the suspected gunrunners were heading for Bena in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State, which shares boundary with Zamfara State. This arrest is similar to that of Mr. Rabi’u Akilu, who was found in possession of 36 rifles and 343 rounds of ammunition concealed in another Toyota Corolla car heading for Zamfara State last month.”
It said interrogation was on.
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