By Ifeanyi Nwannah Zamfara State police command has arrested 41-year-old Sa’adu Lawal, a former Army officer. DAILY POST repor...
By Ifeanyi Nwannah
Zamfara State police command has arrested 41-year-old Sa’adu
Lawal, a former Army officer.
DAILY POST reports that it recovered one AK 47 riffle, No
0971987 and one AK49 riffle, No 347094 from the suspect.
According to the State’s police spokesman, SP Mohammed
Shehu, other items recovered include 5017.62x51mm rounds of GPMG live
ammunition and empty magazines.
“On behalf of the Commissioner of Police Zamfara State
Command, Mr. Kolo Yusuf, we will parade a notorious kidnapper who specializes
in armed robbery, kidnapping, gun-running and other heinous crimes that have
for long been disturbing the peace and security of Zamfara State and
neighbouring Katsina, Kaduna, Niger, Kebbi and Sokoto States.
“On 27th August, 2022, at about 1730hrs, Police
Tactical/Escort Team attached to the Commissioner of Police Zamfara State
Police Command, Mr. Kolo Yusuf acted on actionable intelligence that led to the
arrest of the above named suspect who was an ex-service personnel of the
Nigeria Army attached to 73 Battalion Janguza Army Barracks, Kano.
“The suspect was intercepted with a Pontiac Vibe vehicle
with registration number KRD 686 CY Lagos, along Abuja – Kaduna, enroute
Zamfara State. Search was conducted on the spot and the above mentioned
exhibits were recovered in his possession.
“On the course of interrogation, the suspect confessed that
he was to convey the said exhibits from Loko Local Government Area of Nasarawa
State to his customer, one Dogo Hamza of Bacha village in Tsafe Local
Government Area of Zamfara State.
“The suspect further confessed that he had previously
supplied same consignment to his other customers in Kaduna, Katsina, Niger and
Kebbi States, respectively.
Discreet investigation is in progress with a view to
arresting his partners in this dastardly crime,” he said.
According to the State police spokesman, the suspect would
be arraigned before a court of competent jurisdiction as soon as investigations
are concluded.
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