The Police in Katsina State on Monday paraded some suspects who allegedly specialized in supplying arms and ammunition to criminals in the state and beyond.
The prime suspect, Haruna Yusuf according to the police, confessed to having sold over 10,000 arms and ammunition to bandits in the forest.
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Parading the suspects at the command headquarters, the state commissioner of police, Sanusi Buba, said the feat followed credible intelligence, the command had received.
“A credible intelligence the command has been following led to the arrest of one Lawan Zayyana, aged 35yrs of Muduru village, Mani LGA of Katsina state, a notorious bandit and arms and ammunition supplier to bandits in the forest.
“In the course of an investigation, his cohorts; namely: Haruna Yusuf, 47 of Sawarya village, Kaita LGA of Katsina state; Haruna Adamu, 35 and Auwal Abubakar, aged 28 both of Maduru village, Mani LGA of Katsina state were arrested.
Consequently, Haruna Yusuf confessed to being the gang leader as he usually received the supply of arms and ammunition from Niger Republic and hands over to Lawan Zayyana, Haruna Adamu, and Auwal Abubakar who, in turn, took the supply to bandits in the forest.
He added that more suspected bandits including two biological sons of Haruna Yusuf, the notorious arms dealer were arrested in his house.
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