The state Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Usaini, had on Thursday, ordered a manhunt for the suspect.
He said the rifles were recovered by a Safer Highway Patrol team while conducting an intelligence-led stop and search operation at Kwanar Garko in Garko Local Government Area of the state.
Mr Haruna-Kiyawa added that efforts have been intensified to arrest the perpetrators as teams of Operation Restore Peace have swung into action.
The police spokesman said that the suspect was arrested by the police, with help of a vigilante group in that area.
