Sani Mamuda, a 45-year-old man from Katsina, has been detained for reportedly supplying rifles and ammunition to bandits in the state and Zamfara.
Gambo Isa, the state police command’s spokesman, said this on Thursday as he paraded some criminal offenders at the command’s offices in Katsina.
He went on to say that the suspect was apprehended on his way to Zamfara to deliver two AK-47 weapons and two magazines loaded with 42 rounds of 7.62 mm live ammunition on Wednesday morning.
Isa said the guy hid the firearms beneath the seat of the motorcycle he was travelling to Zamfara.
He said: “On December 22, 2021, at about 7:30 p.m., based on credible intelligence, DPO Kurfi Division and team accosted Mamuda of Birnin Magaji Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
“Mamuda, a notorious bandit and arms dealer who specializes in supplying weapons to bandits in the forests of Katsina and Zamfara States, was arrested along Kurfi-Batsari road while on transit from Katsina State to Zamfara State.
“Other items allegedly found on the suspect were 12,000 CFR; N49,500; one Techno handset and two Airtel SIM cards.
“Mamuda confessed to having bought the two rifles at Mashi forest from one Masa’idu and one Abdullahi, who are now at large.”
