The police have arrested five suspects involved in trans-border gun running.
Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi in a statement issued Friday said the suspects identified as Adamu Noma, Matthew Audu, Andrew Poyi, Aminu Sani and Aminu Talha were apprehended by the operatives of the FID-IRT on the 18th of November, 2024.
He revealed that upon arrest and conducted search, 10 locally fabricated Ak-47 rifles, five Isreali Ak-47 rifles, one revolver pistol, one pump action rifle, 20 rounds of Ak-47 ammunition, and one welding machine for fabrication of rifles were recovered from the suspect.
Adejobi noted that these feats, and several more recorded by police operatives across the country are indications of the steadfastness and commitment of the current police leadership to decimate and subdue criminal activities and insecurity in general.