Police arrests 4 suspected bandits’ arms couriers, recover 100 ammun!tion

Police arrests 4 suspected bandits’ arms couriers, recover 100 ammunition

Policeman patrol the street during gubernatorial elections, in Kaduna, Nigeria, Thursday, April 28, 2011. Small crowds of voters nervously cast ballots Thursday in two states in oil-rich Nigeria hit hard by religious rioting that killed at least 500 people following the nation’s presidential election. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
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Operatives of the Kwara state police command have arrested four persons suspected to be rendering arms couriers services to bandits operating in different parts of the state.

The suspects are Owolaramfe Rafiu, (38 years), Musa Mohammed (20 years), Adam Alhaji Lawal (18 years) and Musa Shuaibu (45 years).

This is coming few hours after a medical doctor from Sokoto state who reportedly transport drugs to suspected bandits was intercepted and arrested by security operatives.

The latest arrest of the four suspected arms curiers, according to the commissioner of police in charge of the state, CP Adekimi Ojo, was effected while police operatives were conducting a stop and-search along the Gbugbu/Patigi road in Kwara state.

He said 100 rounds of live AK-47 ammunition and assorted charms concealed by the suspects in personal effects, were recovered from them.

Briefing journalists on Friday on the major breakthroughs recorded by the state’s police command in recent times, the CP Ojo, said one of the suspects, Mohammed had confessed that the ammunition was collected from Nasarawa state for delivery to an unnamed contact in Gbugbu.

“At about 0730hrs, a police patrol team attached to the Lafiagi area command, while conducting routine stop-and-search along the Gbugbu/Patigi Road, intercepted a Toyota Corolla with registration EP 434 ABC, driven by Owolaramfe Rafiu.

“Upon searching the vehicle, operatives recovered 100 rounds of live AK-47 ammunition concealed among personal effects, along with various charms.

“The four occupants of the vehicle Musa Mohammed, Adam Alhaji Lawal, and Musa Shaibu were arrested immediately.

“During preliminary interrogation, Musa Mohammed confessed that the ammunition was collected from Nasarawa state for delivery to an unnamed contact in Gbugbu

A coordinated effort is underway to identify and apprehend the intended
receiver of the ammunition. The suspects remain in custody, and the recovered exhibits have been secured for further investigation and prosecution,” he said.

In a related development, Blueprint.ng reports that a medical doctor who was allegedly transporting drugs from Sokoto to kidnappers in parts of Kwara state, have reportedly been apprehended by security operatives

Blueprint.ng gathered that the doctor was intercepted in Jebba, Moro local government area of Kwara state following intelligence reports about the activities of the kidnappers and their couriers.

It was learnt that the criminal gangs appeared desperate for medical care following gunshot injuries sustained in encounters with security forces.