Tag: Gunrunner
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Police arrest 3 suspected gunrunners in Delta
The Police Command in Delta says it has detained a couple and one other suspect over alleged gunrunning in the state. SP Bright Edafe, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Command disclosed this to newsmen on Thursday
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Troops arrest 2 over alleged gunrunning in Plateau
Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), maintaining the peace in Plateau and environs, have detained two persons over alleged gunrunning in the state and recovered some weapons from them. The Media and Information Officer of OPSH, Maj. Samson Zhakom, disclose
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Police arrest suspected gunrunner with 2 AK-47, pistol in Kogi
The Police in Kogi have confirmed the arrest of one Mohammed Bako with two AK-47 rifles, a locally fabricated pistol and 41 rounds of ammunition. The Public Relations Officer of the Police Command in the state, DSP Williams Aya, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Lokoja. Aya said Bako was intercepted…
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Police arrest Malian gunrunner, Mallam Buzu with machine gun chain drive
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested Abubakar Mohammed a.k.a Mallam Buzu from Mali, a transnational gunrunner with General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) ammunition chain drive. He was arrested by the Police team in Tsamiya, a border town between Benin Republic and Nigeria. A statement issued by Force Public Relations Officer, CP Frank Mba…
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Police arrest suspected gunrunner in Bayelsa
Operatives of the Anti-kidnapping Unit of Bayelsa State Police Command have arrested a 28-year-old man, who allegedly specialises in fabricating and selling locally-made guns. In a statement on Wednesday in Yenagoa, the command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Asinmin Butswait, said that the suspected gunrunner belonged to the Bobos Cult. Butswait said that the…