He said the terrorists launched the attack at about 3:00 a.m. amid poor weather conditions.
The suspects were arrested during a stop and search operation along the expressway on Wednesday.
“The arms and motorcycles were discovered in an abandoned police station within the Ibusa community,” he said.
The police command in Niger says it arrested a suspect, Abubakar Alfa, with one locally made pistol and a cutlass at Katcha LGA.
The police command in Abuja has foiled a kidnap attempt and recovered an AK-47 rifle in the Redeemed Church area of Byazhin, near Paze hills in Abuja.
A lawmaker, Jeremiah Umaru, also dumped the All Progressives Congress for the Social Democratic Party.
The state police spokesperson, Wasiu Abiodun, made the disclosure in a statement on Thursday.
It also called for justice and protection for affected communities.
He said 46 capsules of Tramadol, 12 wraps of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp, and two D5 tablets were recovered from the suspects.
She stated that they had been linked to violent crimes, including killings.
