Olabode Adaramola, Niger State
A 35- year old suspected armed dealer, one Abubakar Adamu, has been arrested in Niger State by a team of Police Special Anti- Robbery Squads, ( SARS) attached to Suleja Area of the State Police Command.
This was contained in a press statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer(PPRO) of the Command, ASP Wasiu Abiodun, and made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Minna
The statement added that on 10th August, 2020, at about 0200hours and acting on credible intelligence, SARS Operatives attached to Suleja, arrested one Abubakar Adamu age 35yrs ‘m’ of Kuspa area in Suleja inside a red Honda Civic Car with Registration Number: AY 280 KTN, during a stop and search police operation.
He stated further that when the vehicle was searched, in Uspa area of Suleja local government area of the state, that 375 rounds of AK-47 live ammunitions and 7 AK-47 magazines were recovered.
ASP Abiodun, said, “during interrogation by the SARS Operatives, the suspect confessed to be a member of armed robbery/kidnapping syndicate, who specializes in transporting arms and ammunitions for the syndicate.
He however stated that the Case is still being investigated by the police while effort is on going to effect the arrest of other members of the gang who are still at large.
This, he said, is with the view to arraign in Court, the suspected men of the underworld for prosecution in order to bring members of the criminal gang to book.