Police in Katsina State have arrested a notorious Gunrunner for bandits, 47-year-old Haruna Yusuf.
The Police also recovered 2 General Purpose Machine Guns, GPMG, One hundred and Seventy-Nine Anti-Aircraft Ammunition worth about Four Million Naira.
The suspect confessed to the Police that he gets supplies of the ammunition from Niger Republic.
The arrest of the suspect is coming less than a month, after the Katsina State Commissioner of Police, Sanusi Buba, read the riot act to bandits, terrorizing the state and its environs, to either surrender, or face the full wrath of the law.
While parading the suspect alongside his fifteen collaborators, the Commissioner of Police, Sanusi Buba, said the feat was recorded, based on credible intelligence.
While thanking the Inspector General of Police, Muhammed Adamu, for giving the Police an enabling environment to operate, leading to the successes, he warned bandits to surrender, or face the full wrath of the law.
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The principal suspect, 47-year-old Haruna Yusuf, who did not deny his involvement, confessed to getting the arms and ammunition from Niger Republic.
He added that the 179 Anti-Aircraft Ammunition cost about 4 million Naira to acquire.
He added that his gang is responsible for supplying arms to other bandits operating within the Zamfara State forests.
Other ammunition seized from the suspects include, one Light Assault Riffle, Seven motorcycles, comprising of five Kasea and two Royal brands, as well as one motor vehicle, a carton of rechargeable torchlights and currencies of different denominations, among others.
(Editor:Abaje Usekwe)
