Troops Arrest Gunrunner, Arms Manufacturer
Troops in Nasarawa State have arrested a gunrunner, Mohammed Bello, and arms manufacturer, Dan Asabe Audu.
The troops, on internal security operations arrested the gunrunner at Akwanga, Nasarawa, on his way to Saminaka, in Kaduna State, on Wednesday.
A statement by the Army’s Director of Public Relations, Brig. General Sani Usman, said through the gunrunner, troops arrested the manufacturer at Angbo in Wamba Local Government.
Usman said: “Troops of Nigerian Army on internal security operations deployed at Akwanga highway Nasarawa State, on Wednesday arrested a suspected gun runner, Mohammed Bello, in an Opel Vectra Saloon Car with the fabricated guns heading to Saminaka to link up with his gang leader Damina Saminaka.
“During interrogation, the suspect claimed to purchase the weapons for N30,000, from a blacksmith gun fabricator named Dan Asabe Audu, who lives at Angbo Village, Wamba Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
“Determined to get to the root of the matter, the troops further went to the village where they found out that indeed Dan Asabe Audu has been in the business of illegal arms manufacturing for criminals for quite some time. They found a complete arms factory with equipment and the products at various stages of production.
“Specifically, the troops recovered three completely locally fabricated guns, 20 locally fabricated guns at various stages of production, seven units of 9mm empty cases, one 9mm blank ammunition, two drilling machine, one power generating set and three mobile telephone handsets. The suspects would soon be handed over to the relevant security agency for further investigation and prosecution.
“The public is kindly requested to provide useful information that will assist the military and security agencies in apprehending such criminals to make our society safe”.
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