Operatives of the Zamfara State Police Command have arrested a former soldier who supplies arms to terrorists in Kaduna, Katsina, Niger, and Kebbi states.
The suspect, Sa’idu Lawal, a native of Zamfara State, voluntarily retired from the Nigerian Army in 2021 but has been supplying arms to bandits in the North West region.
The retired army corporal was arrested by troops along Kaduna- Abuja highway while on his way to supply weapons to a notorious bandit leader terrorising communities in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Dogo Hamza.
Addressing newsmen in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, on Wednesday, August 31, spokesperson of the command, Mohammed Shehu, said the suspect was intercepted after the Police Tactical Squad and escort team attached to the commissioner of police in Zamfara State received actionable intelligence.
“One behalf of the Commissioner of Police Zamafra State Police Command, CP Kolo Yusuf psc, I welcome you to our Press Conference here in the police command headquarters Gusau, where we will parade a notorious kidnapper who specialises in armed robbery, kidnapping, gun running and other heinous crimes,” the PPRO stated.