Operatives of the Force Intelligence Bureau Intelligence Response Team (FIB-IRT), in a sting operation, have arrested four notorious arm dealers.
This was disclosed by Force spokesperson, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi stating that the operatives recovered 57 Ak-47 rifles and a large catchment of ammunition in Jos, Plateau state, and from other locations across the country.
He revealed the suspects namely: Hamza Zakari (aka Hamzo) aged 20yrs, Abubakar Muhammed (aka Fancy) aged 22yrs, Umar Ibrahim aged 25yrs and Muhammed Abdulkarim (aka Dan-Asabe) aged 37yrs, all male and residents of Jos, were arrested following credible intelligence on their nefarious activities in the state and its environs.
Adejobi revealed that the suspects, who confessed to their involvement in arms dealings and other criminal acts, have been identified as one of the major links for the supply of arms and ammunition to criminal elements terrorizing the state and some other parts of the country. The investigation team is on the trail of their accomplices and they are closing in on them.
In another development, operatives of FIB-IRT acting on a tip-off have smashed and arrested three suspected gun runners in Ibi LGA of Taraba state.
The suspects identified as Bello Sani, Venab Puncat and Yusuf Nahoda, all of Ibi Local Government Area of Taraba, during interrogation confessed to have purchased one AK47 rifle, and one SMG rifle at the cost of Nine Hundred Thousand Naira (#900,000). Concerted effort has been activated to arrest their collaborators and recover the exhibits. Efforts are being made to arrest their collaborators and recover the exhibits.
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali commended the successes recorded by the FIB-IRT, reassuring members of the public of his administration's commitment to the fight against common enemies of the nation.
He called on continuous support for the police and security community, as the NPF under his leadership will up its game to ensure public safety, peace and security via intelligence-led, technology driven and robust community–based partnership for a better security architecture in the country.
Meanwhile, the arrested suspects will be arraigned in court upon conclusion of investigations.
Source: www.clintonsdaily.com
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