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Police Arrests Suspected Gunrunner, Armed Robber

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Kaduna Police Command says the Kafachan Divisional office has arrested a suspected gunrunner/armed robber and recovered a rifle, two packets of cartridges, Makarov pistol, rounds of live 9mm ammunition and 2 fabricated revolver pistols.

A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Muhammed Jalige, on Friday, said, “The Operatives of the Kaduna Police Command attached to Kafanchan Divisional Headquarters on July 28, 2021 at about 1600hrs while acting on reliable information from a good samaritan, intercepted an Opel Vectra vehicle with registration number KAF 733 MK driven by one Geoffrey Ayuba ‘m’ of Unguwan Rimi Kafanchan in Jema’a LGA of Kaduna State.”

The statement further said that when a careful search of the said suspicious vehicle was conducted, an AK47 rifle and two packets of 12-gauge shotgun shells that were criminally concealed in the engine compartment of the car were recovered.

“Investigations are ongoing as the suspect has provided useful information to the Police that will facilitate further breakthroughs,” the statement said.

In a related development, the Operatives of the Command attached to Zaria Area Command, while on surveillance patrol within Sabon Gari area of Zaria Metropolis, intercepted a Honda Civic vehicle, blue in colour, with registration number NSR 92 HH, driven by one Nura Shehu ‘m’ resident of Kaduna.

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“A search of the said vehicle resulted in the recovery of an English Makarov pistol with one round of live 9mm ammunition and two (2) fabricated revolver pistols.

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