The Nigeria Police Drive (NPF) says its operatives have arrested Taimako Mato, a suspected weapon dealing with teacher for the Boko Haram terrorist group, and 4 others for alleged gunrunning.
The 4 different suspects are John Danladi, Mohammed Munkail, Manasseh William, and Muhammadu Haddi.
In an announcement on Tuesday, Muyiwa Adejobi, the power spokesperson, mentioned the suspects are members of a gunrunning syndicate working in Bauchi and Plateau states.
“The suspects, recognized as Taimako Mato ‘m’, John Danladi ‘m’, Mohammed Munkail ‘m’, Manasseh William ‘m’ and Muhammadu Haddi ‘m’, had been arrested with 1 PKT machine gun, 40 rounds of 37.2mm and 95 rounds of 62mm cartridge ammunition,” the assertion reads.
“The chief of the syndicate, Taimako Mato, was a weapon dealing with teacher at a Boko Haram camp who procures these prohibited weapons and passes them on to the opposite members of the syndicate to promote to varied patrons.”
Adejobi mentioned police have arrested 295 suspected armed robbers, 186 kidnappers, 271 homicide suspects, and 71 suspects for illegal possession of firearms within the final one month.
“Additionally arrested 199 suspects for sexual-related offences, 143 suspects for cultism, and 1,575 suspects arrested for different varied crimes,” the power spokesperson mentioned.
“The power additionally recovered 185 firearms and a complete variety of 4,087 rounds of ammunition of assorted calibres, 111 automobiles had been recovered, and 129 kidnapped victims had been rescued.”
The power spokesperson mentioned the police wouldn’t relent in guaranteeing that crimes are diminished to the barest minimal within the nation.
