In a bid to tackle illegal possession of firearms and ammunition a total of 57 AK47 rifles and a large catchment of ammunition have been recovered by the Operatives of the Force Intelligence Bureau Intelligence Response Team (FIB-IRT), during a sting operation in Jos, Plateau State and other locations across the country.
The operation which had the arrest of four notorious arms dealers 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.
A statement by CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi Force Public Relations Officer Force Headquarters Abuja 28th April 2022.
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“The suspects, 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 males and residents of Jos, were arrested following a credible intelligence on their nefarious activities in Jos and its environs.
Similarly, operatives of the FIB-IRT acting on a tip-off have smashed and arrested three suspected gun runners in Ibi LGA of Taraba State. The suspects, Bello Sani, Venab Puncat, and Yusuf Nahoda, all of Ibi Local Government Area of Taraba, during interrogation confessed to having purchased one AK47 rifle, and one SMG rifle at the cost of Nine Hundred Thousand Naira (#900,000). A concerted effor
t has been activated to arrest their collaborators and recover the exhibits.
The investigation team is on the trail of their accomplices and they are closing in on them.”
He added that “The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba while commending the successes recorded by the FIB-IRT, reassured members of the public of his administration’s commitment to the fight against common enemies of the nation who are hell-bent on causing pains, tears, and agony to Nigerians. He also called for continuous support for the Police and the security community, as the Nigeria Police Force 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 better security architecture in Nigeria.”
The force PRO, therefore, assured the public that the arrested suspects will be arraigned in court upon the conclusion of investigations.
