Police Nab Woman Supplying Arms To Bandits In Zamfara

The Zamfara Police Command has arrested a suspected female gunrunner for supplying arms and ammunition to bandits. The command’s spokesperson, Mohammed Shehu, disclosed this in a statement issued in Gusau. According to Mr Shehu, the command also recovered 325 live ammunition of AK 47 rifles from her.

The command disclosed that it also succeeded in the arrest of other suspects for alleged possession of 1000 registered MTN Sim packs. Mr Shehu said the suspected gunrunner Fatima Sani, 35, was arrested on February 13 following an intelligence report over her alleged supply of arms and ammunition to bandits from Lafia town in Nasarawa State.

“In the course of interrogation, the suspect confessed that she had been into the business. “She further informed us that she had earlier supplied three AK 47 Rifles and 1000 rounds of AK 47 live ammunition to bandits operating in the state.” The police spokesperson added that the woman, a native of Kaura-Namoda town in Zamfara, would soon be arraigned in Court.

“On 15th February, Police received an intelligence report that one suspect was seen with an uncountable number of registered MTN sim cards. “Police operatives swung into action, arrested the suspect and conducted an on-the-spot search while the exhibits of 1000 sim cards were recovered. “In the course of investigation, the suspect confessed that the sim cards were for sale to customers,” Mr Shehu said.

According to the spokesperson, the command had, on February 12, through its community policing engagement, acted on intelligence information that led to the arrest of some suspected kidnappers. Mr Shehu added that they were suspected of terrorising some parts of Kaduna, Kano and other neighbouring states for long.

”In the course of the investigation, it was discovered that the suspects specialised in the kidnapping business where an unspecified number of people were abducted and collected millions of Naira as ransom. “A member of the suspected syndicate, Thomas Ya’u confessed that he masterminded the kidnapping of his biological mother and three other victims,” he added.