Police arrest suspected gun runner, recover live ammunition in Kaduna
The Police in Kaduna have arrested a suspected gun runner and recovered live ammunition from him in Zaria.
Security sources said the arrest was made on Sept. 4 at about 8:00 p.m. following credible intelligence that led operatives to the suspect, identified as Isa Abubakar, 32, of Ungwan Dankali, Zaria.
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“Based on cultivated intelligence, a team of the Anti-Car Theft Unit led by ASP Sa’ad Maitafsir mobilised to the scene and arrested the suspect.
“Twenty rounds of T06 live ammunition and one round of AK-47 live ammunition were recovered from him,” the sources said.
The sources added that the suspect had provided useful information to the police, while investigation was ongoing to track down his collaborators.
