The Zamfara State Police Command
on Wednesday intercepted two vehicles carrying arms in different parts of the
state.
He told the News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) that items recovered from the vehicles were three AK47 riffles,
an automatic pistol, locally-made pistol, magazines and live ammunitions.
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.
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
investigations.
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 voters’ cards, military camouflage and several
mobile phones.’’
He said also that the police
similarly, caught another suspect, a native of Bassa Local Government Council
in Plateau 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.
He said that the successes
recorded showed the level of commitment of the command led by the Commissioner
of Police, Alhaji Shaba Alkali.
Shehu assured residents of the
state of adequate security coverage and the determination of the command to
reduce crime in the state.
He appealed to members of the
public to always cooperate with the police and other security agencies in the
state.
“Therefore, we should support the
police with useful information on security from our respective areas.”
Meanwhile, Gov. Abdul’aziz Yari
has chided security agencies in the state for their poor performances in
tackling security challenges in the state.
Yari, who voiced his displeasure
over the poor security in the state, while meeting with heads of security
agencies in the state, described the security situation as worrisome.
NAN
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