Soldiers arrest owner of abandoned vehicle containing AK-47 rifle

Soldiers from the Nigerian Army’s 6 Brigade in Jalingo, Taraba State, have arrested the owner of an abandoned vehicle in which an AK-47 rifle was discovered, Mallam Abubakar Adamu.

It was gathered that soldiers, on September 5, intercepted a suspicious blue Toyota Yaris with registration number: Taraba KLD 652 XA, on the Wukari-Jalingo road and found an AK-47 rifle and other incriminating items hidden in it.

The deputy spokesman of the brigade, Captain Oni Olubodunde, who disclosed this, said that during interrogation, the suspect admitted to sending the vehicle’s driver (at large) to transport the weapon from Gindin Doruwa village to Wukari LGA.

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He said, “The arrest took place in Mutum Biyu, the headquarters of Gassol Local Government Area. Along with Adamu, authorities apprehended Mallam Isah Ibrahim, a union driver believed to be an accomplice. Both suspects are currently in custody and undergoing further interrogation to uncover the extent of their criminal activities and assist in apprehending the fugitive driver.”