The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a suspected gunrunner with 440 live ammunition and seven illegal miners in Kaduna State.
The NSCDC Commandant in the state, Mr. Nuhu Muhammadu, disclosed this at a press briefing on Wednesday in Kaduna.
He said: “On Tuesday, our men who were on patrol around Maje Road, Tudun Wada in Zaria, noticed a suspicious movement of a motorcyclist and one other person who is currently at large.
”While trying to interrogate them, one of them took to his heels and escaped. My men, thereafter, conducted a search on the cyclist named Auwalu Ahmed aged 62.
“Our operatives discovered that they were carrying a bag loaded with 7.62 x 39mm ammunition numbering 440, with 20 empty AK magazines.
“My men are still on the search for his cohorts while the investigation is ongoing on the arrested suspect and after investigations are concluded, the law will take its full wrath on him.”
He also revealed that the operatives arrested seven illegal miners in Kachia local government area of the state on September 30.
Muhammadu added: “From my assumption to office on September 6, I warned that all the criminals must desist from their evil acts else they’ll be arrested and prosecuted.
“This is the beginning, as you can see for yourself, of the arrest of a suspected gunrunner and seven illegal miners.
“I want to use this medium to once again warn all those criminal elements in the state to either repent or be ready to face justice.
”We will arrest them and bring them to book as we try to entrust a State free of crimes and criminality.”
