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Kaduna: The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested seven suspected bandits and recovered five firearms with live ammunition during separate intelligence-driven operations across the state.
The Command Spokesperson, DSP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Friday in Kaduna.
Hassan explained that the first of the two operations occurred on Jan. 28 at about 5:45 p.m., based on credible intelligence that some suspects possessed prohibited firearms.
He said detectives from the Anti-Car Theft Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) promptly acted, arresting five suspects.
Recovered items included one AK-47 rifle with two fully loaded magazines, two Beretta pistols with one loaded magazine, and one locally made Beretta pistol with seven rounds of live ammunition.
The suspects are in custody while investigations continue to uncover related criminal networks.
Hassan further reported that the second operation took place on Jan. 29, when, acting on credible intelligence about the movement of suspected bandits in possession of arms, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Zaria City Division led a team of 47 Police Mobile Force (PMF) operatives on stop-and-search duties.
“The operation resulted in the arrest of two individuals, Adamu Lawal and Abdulhadi Lawal, both from Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State, with one locally fabricated firearm recovered from them.
He said the suspects are cooperating with investigators and providing information to facilitate further arrests.Hassan said the Commissioner of Police, CP Rabiu Muhammad, commended the officers for their professionalism and swift intelligence-led response, and reiterated the command’s zero tolerance for banditry and all forms of criminality in the state.
