Zamfara Police Nab  Notorious Gunrunner, Other Criminals

Zamfara Police Nab  Notorious Gunrunner, Other Criminals

The Zamfara State Police Command has achieved another breakthrough in its fight against banditry by arresting a notorious regional gunrunner, a local gun manufacturer, and several suspected bandits during a series of coordinated operations.

The State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Dalijan, disclosed the arrests during a press briefing held at the Command’s headquarters in Gusau on Tuesday.

He commended the officers and men of the state police command for their relentless efforts in tackling criminal activities across the state.

According to the CP, a notorious regional gunrunner was apprehended while transporting a cache of arms and ammunition intended for delivery to bandit camps operating in the region.

“We were trailing a regional arms trafficker that has been trafficking arms from Algeria through the Niger Republic and based on credible information, we trailed him when he was leaving Algeria, going through Niger, we sent our men to the Ilela border where we ambushed him and got him arrested,” he said.

“He has been in this business for the past eight years since when banditry started in the Northwest, he has going to Algeria bringing arms into the country sharing them to different bandits groups. Four AK-47 rifles were recovered during that Investigation.”