Police apprehend seven notorious arms dealers

The Nigeria Police apprehended seven suspects linked to arms deals in Plateau State. The Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement indicated that operatives of the Force Intelligence Bureau Intelligence Response Team arrested four notorious arm dealers in a sting operation, recovering 57 AK47 rifles and a large catchment of ammunition in Jos, Plateau State, and other parts of the country.

The FPRO noted that the success is in furtherance of the IGP’s recent charge to the men of the Nigeria Police Force to be dauntless in the fight against crimes and criminality in the country.

The suspects were identified as Hamza Zakari (aka Hamzo) aged 20 years, Abubakar Muhammed (aka Fancy) aged 22 years, Umar Ibrahim aged 25 years and Muhammed Abdulkarim (aka Dan-Asabe) aged 37 years, all males, and residents of Jos. The FPRO said that they were arrested following a credible intelligence on their nefarious activities in Jos and its environs.

According to CSP Adejobi, “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.”