Police arrest 2 suspects, recover 6 guns in Niger
The Police Command in Niger State has arrested two suspects; one in connection with an armed robbery operation in Magama Local Government Area of the state and the other over illegal possession of firearms. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Usman Adamu, disclosed this to newsmen in Minna on Tuesday. Adamu said one Saminu […]
The Police Command in Niger State has arrested two suspects; one in connection with an armed robbery operation in Magama Local Government Area of the state and the other over illegal possession of firearms.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Usman Adamu, disclosed this to newsmen in Minna on Tuesday.
Adamu said one Saminu Usman and five others of Anaba village in the LGA reported the incident on March 19 at Nasko Police Division.
The commissioner said the complainants said they were riding on motorcycles to Kontagora town when they ran into a road-block mounted by gunmen, who made away with their four motorcycles.
He said that on receipt of the complaint, a team of policemen from Nasko division arrested one Aliyu Musa of Tunjena Mairuwa Warra of Magama Local Government Area.
Adamu said Musa’s accomplices fled into the bush with the stolen motorcycles, adding that during investigation, the suspect confessed to the crime.
The commissioner said that one Opel Vectra saloon car with registration KBHA 05 KEBBI used for the robbery, one police camouflage vest and other items were recovered from the suspect.
Similarly, he said that following a tip off, a team of the SARS operatives attached to the command arrested one Danjuma Toko, 25, of Zuru town in Kebbi, on March 22.
“In the process of searching his luggage, six locally made revolver short guns with 18 cartridges concealed in a bag of garri, were recovered,’’ the commissioner said. Adamu said that the suspect confessed that it was given to him by one Paul at Ogoja in Cross River to deliver same to his cousins, Kabiru Kanda and Dauda Kanda of Zuru town in Kebbi.
The commissioner appealed to residents to volunteer information about suspected criminal elements in their midst.