35-yr-old Gunrunner Nabbed in Yobe

Yobe State Police Command has arrested 35-year-old Hassan Abubakar of Danbaxa in Maradun LGA of Zamfara State for gùn running.

According to a statement from the Command PPRO, Dungus Abdulkarim, the suspect later implicated one Abubakar Shehu aka Kurma, aged 32 of Bare-Bari area of of Maradun.

The PPRO stated that the report was from Karasuwa Divisional Police Headquarters where the suspects were arrested in possession of rocket launcher and RPMG Motar.

He stated that the first suspect was arrested driving a Toyota Hiace, 18-seater bus in Karasuwa based on a credible tip-off while on a mission to collect RPMG as he was intercepted after collecting the Motar.

The suspects operate in conveying firearms to bandits across the Northern States of Zamfara, Kano, Niger, Zaria in Kaduna Yobe among other States.

The PPRO added that the first suspect confessed that the second suspect was the currier to bandits in Zamfara state, was trailed and arrested by personnel of Yobe Police Detectives in Maradun.

Meanwhile, discreet investigation is ongoing as the suspects are cooperating with the Police to get the facts.

The Commissioner of Police, CP Garba Ahmad, promised to sustain the tempo and encouraged Officers and Men to step up and do more to rid the Command of criminals.

He also urged patriotic members of the public to support the Police by providing useful Information that will lead to apprehending the criminals stressing that, “If you see something, say something to the Police, and remain safe.”