Police in Katsina has arrested three gunrunners while attempting to deliver 740 rounds of live 7.62mm ammunition to one Harisu, a suspected notorious bandit kingpin, currently at large in Yauni forest, Ummadau village in Safana LGA of the State.
PPRO ASP Abubakar Aliyu, the spokesperson for the Katsina Police Command disclosed this at a press briefing on Friday.
He identified the suspects as Ahmed Mohammed Kabir, 25, of Hayin Danmani quarters, Kaduna State; Mannir Musa, 25, of Dutsinma town, Dutsinma LGA and Aliyu Iliya, 25, of Dankauye village via Ummadau, Safana LGA, Katsina State.
Aliyu said the preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects received the ammunition from someone in Nasarawa State
The PPRO said that the trio were arrested by the police on Aug. 29, at about 12:45am in Dutsina Local Government Area of the state.
He said ,”they were arrested while attempting to deliver 740 rounds of live 7.62mm ammunition to suspected armed bandits in Yauni forest, Ummadau village, Safana LGA of Katsina State.”
“They have confessed to their involvement and implicated Harisu as the mastermind,” he added.
He said that the command was working tirelessly to apprehend more suspects and bring them to justice.
“This achievement demonstrates our commitment to combating armed banditry and gunrunning in Katsina State and beyond,” he said.
(NAN)
