Zamfara: Police say 325 live ammunition intercepted, two suspects nabbed
The police command in Zamfara has announced the arrest of two persons conveying 325 live ammunition along the Gusau-Wanke-Dansadau road in the state.
Its spokesman, Mohammed Shehu, said in a statement in Gusau on Tuesday that the suspects were arrested on Sunday, at about 11:00 p.m., by a police tactical team.
He said the suspects, Emmanuel Emmanuel and Nana Ibrahim, had with them 325 rounds of live ammunition and one AK-47 rifle magazine.
The arrest followed intelligence information received about arms supplied from Benue to a bandits’ camp in Zamfara.
According to him, the suspects were apprehended in a stop-and-search operation by the police.
The police officer added that in the interrogation, the suspects confessed to engaging in several gun-running for bandits in Zamfara forests and neighbouring states.
The command spokesman said the investigation would continue to apprehend the suspects’ collaborators and charge them in court.
(NAN)
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