ZAMFARA POLICE COMMAND ARRESTS 12 SUSPECTS, RECOVER WEAPONS—PPRO
The Zamfara police command arrested 12 suspected bandits, political thugs and arm dealers.
The command also recovered 4 locally fabricated guns, AK 47 Rifle, 100 rounds live ammunition, 7 cartridges, cutlass and bunch of charms.
The Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Muhammad Shehu disclosed this at a press briefing in Gusau on Tuesday.
Shehu said that, on 15th October, 2022 at about 1815hrs, the command received a distress call that armed political thugs carrying sophisticated weapons including locally made guns and cutlasses were shooting sporadically at innocent people in Gusau, the state capital.
ZAMFARA POLICE COMMAND ARRESTS 12 SUSPECTS, RECOVER WEAPONS—PPRO
“The incident led to killing of one innocent person and other eleven injured receiving treatment at Yariman Bakura Specialist hospital, Gusau.
“The command in an effort to curtail the situation and arrest the perpetrators, reinforced its tactical operatives, where on sighting the police operatives, the hoodlums started shooting thereby putting the lives of the police operatives and innocent citizens into danger.
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“The police operatives however acted professionally and used minimum force which led to the arrest of 5 suspects in possession of locally fabricated guns, while others fled”, Shehu said.
He further said that, “On 11th October, 2022, police tactical operatives deployed along Tsafe – Funtua road acted on intelligence information that led to the interception of a Golf Vehicle Dark Arsh in colour driven by one Abubakar Buda, a 32 yrs old, a native of Zuru LGA of Kebbi state.
“The suspect was arrested along Tsafe – Funtua road, while on transit back from Jos in Plateau state to Kucheri in Tsafe where he was to deliver Arms and Ammunition to a notorious bandit leader called Chumo.
“Search was conducted on the spot, and the above exhibits were recovered in his possession.
“The suspect mentioned some of his collaborators Bitrus Bulus know as Peter and Weng Adamu both ‘M’ of Jos South LGA of Plateau state as his partner in crime.
“Same suspect further confessed to police that he has been into arm supply business where he severally collected arms and ammunition from one James in Jos now at large and deliver to the bandit leaders terrorising Tsafe – Funtua Road as well as attacked villages and communities in Tsafe and Mada in Gusau LGAs respectively”, he explained.
“On 15th October, 2022 at about 1600hrs, police tactical operatives while on patrol along Tsafe – Funtua Road acted on intelligence information and intercepted two motorcycles carrying two persons each.
“The suspects were arrested with walking talkee, they used to communicate among themselves during their ugly operations.
“Intelligence information about them revealed that, they are among the hoodlums that terrorise commuters along Tsafe – Funtua road by attacking, killing and kidnapping innocent people.
“The police however learned that they also belong to a notorious syndicate that made life unbearable in several villages in Tsafe LGA and it’s environ”, PPRO added.
