The Police in Katsina state have arrested three suspected gunrunners in the state.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, PPRO, ASP Abubakar Aliyu made this disclosure to newsmen at a press briefing on Friday.
According to him, a large cache of ammunition was recovered from the suspects.
Aliyu said that the trio were arrested by the police on Aug. 29, at about 12:45 am in Dutsina Local Government Area of the state.
He said, ”They were arrested while attempting to deliver 740 rounds of live 7.62mm ammunition to suspected armed bandits in Yauni forest, Ummadau village, Safana LGA of Katsina State.”
The PPRO added that preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects received the ammunition from someone in Nasarawa State to deliver to one Harisu, a suspected notorious bandit kingpin, currently at large.
“They have confessed to their involvement and implicated Harisu as the mastermind,” he added.
He said that the command was working tirelessly to apprehend more suspects and bring them to justice.
“This achievement demonstrates our commitment to combating armed banditry and gunrunning in Katsina State and beyond,” he said.