A police chief armourer and two gun runners have been
arrested by the Kaduna State Police Command during an alleged attempt to steal
firearms from the command’s armoury.
Parading the arrested persons at the command’s headquarters
in Kaduna on Monday, the State Commissioner of Police, Umar Shehu, said that at
about 11:30pm local time on October 20, the Command’s chief armourer, Nanbol
Audu, a deputy superintendent of police, came to the armoury with two unknown
persons in a private vehicle to steal arms and ammunition.
The car was discreetly parked behind the armoury as the
officer and the two other suspects loaded arms into it.
The commissioner said police officers on guard suspected foul
play and immediately stopped the vehicle from leaving the premises while both
chief armourer and his two accomplices were arrested.
Mr Shehu further explained that the two suspects came from
Jos, Plateau State, on arrangement to purchase the said firearms from the
armament officer.
“Further investigation revealed that one of the two civilian
suspects is a blacksmith who specialises in manufacturing locally made
firearms.
“Eleven G3 Rifles already concealed under the seat of the
Mercedes Benz car and a cash sum of 400,000 Naira were recovered from the
suspects,” he said.
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