The Katsina State Police Command has arrested three suspected gunrunners in the state.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, PPRO ASP Abubakar Aliyu, disclosed this to newsmen at a press briefing on Friday in Katsina. Aliyu said large caches of ammunition were recovered from the suspects.
The PPRO said that the trio were arrested by the police on Aug. 29 at about 12:45 am 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.”
Aliyu said the preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects received the ammunition from someone in Nasarawa State to deliver to one Harisu, a suspected notorious bandit kingpin, currently at large.
“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)
