Kaduna police recover 300 rounds of ammunition, three locally made guns

The Kaduna State Police Command says its operatives person foiled a suspected kidnapping effort successful Makarfi Local Government Area, arrested 3 suspects successful abstracted operations and recovered 3 locally made firearms, arsenic good arsenic 300 rounds of unrecorded ammunition.

The bid said the archetypal incidental occurred astatine astir 1:15 americium connected September 20, erstwhile equipped bandits attacked a nonmigratory successful Gimi Ward, Makarfi LGA.

According to a connection issued on Wednesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Mansir Hassan, operatives from Makarfi Division, supported by section vigilantes, responded to the distress telephone and engaged the attackers successful a weapon duel.

“The operatives yet overpowered the attackers with superior firepower, forcing the suspects to fly into the bush,” the connection said.

One of the suspects, identified arsenic 20-year-old Usman Alhaji Dahiru, a nonmigratory of the area, was wounded and arrested.

Police said they recovered 1 locally made firearm with 3 unrecorded cartridges, 1 locally made pistol with 1 unrecorded circular and a container containing charms from him. Efforts are ongoing to apprehension the fleeing suspects.

In a abstracted cognition connected September 21, constabulary arrested Jude Magaji of Ungwan Asibiti aft receiving quality that helium was allegedly carrying a locally fabricated pistol and intimidating r...