Two suspected members of arms trafficking gang transporting a large cache of high-grade firearms and ammunition from Benue to Kwara State in a bus have been intercepted in Nasarawa State.
Nasarawa Police Command Public Relations Officer, Ranham Nansel revealed this in a statement on Wednesday.
He said the interception of the suspects and their deadly cargo followed credible intelligence made available to the police.
On June 4, 2025, at about 0309hrs, acting on credible, actionable intelligence, the Command intercepted two suspected gun runners traveling through Lafia in possession of a large cache of high-grade firearms and ammunition en route to Ilorin, Kwara State,” Nansel said in part.
He said a quick response and deployment of men of the anti-kidnapping unit undertook an operation which led to the arrest of Dahiru Abdullahi, a 75 year-old man who hails from Funtua in Katsina State and his accomplice, Lawal Sani, 40 who is a commuter driver hailing from Makwalla in Katsina State.
Items recovered from the suspects, according to the statement, include; a general purpose machine gun, GPMG, three AK-47 rifles, a TAB 06 rifle, 1086 rounds of 7.62x39mm ammunition, 20 rounds of 7.62 NATO calibre ammunition, four empty magazines, a Toyota Hiace bus etc.
The statement added that the suspect “confessed to being paid N500,000 to transport the weapons from Benue to Kwara State – a transaction that could have armed multiple criminal networks.
It added that a full-scale investigation has commenced to uncover the actors behind the arms transaction, while those arrested have been taken into custody.
Nansel quoted that Nasarawa Commissioner of Police, Shettima Jauro Mohammed as saying the breakthrough is a note of warming to criminal elements that the Nasarawa State is a safe haven for evildoers.
He stressed the resolve of the Police to protect the lives and property of citizens while breaking destroying all criminal gangs.
