A suspect, Nuhu Aminu, has been arrested as operatives of the FCT Police Command intercept a major illegal ammunition shipment.
Acting in synergy with officials of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), police operatives from the Nyanya Division, FCT Command, tracked and arrested the 32-year-old suspect from Katsina State, at the Nyanya bus terminal on March 24, 2025.
The suspect was caught in possession of 488 AK-47 live rounds of ammunition, ingeniously concealed in two 25-litre jerrycans filled with palm oil to evade detection.
Upon interrogation, Aminu confessed that he was recruited by one Yakubu Kachalla of Funtua, Katsina State, who allegedly paid him N100,000 to collect the illegal cargo from an unidentified contact in Nasarawa State and deliver it to Katsina.
Confirming the development to newmen, the command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, said this arrest highlights the relentless efforts of the FCT Police Command in dismantling criminal networks and preventing the proliferation of illegal arms that fuel violent crimes.
She mentioned that the suspect is in custody, and investigations are ongoing to apprehend his accomplices and uncover the full extent of this arms-smuggling operation.
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Video: The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has intercepted a major illegal ammunition shipment and apprehended a suspect in connection with the crime.
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