Man arrested with guns, bullets concealed in bag of garri

A 25-yr-old man, Danjuma Toko, has been arrested by the Niger State Police for unlawful possession of firearms in Minna.

The state Commissioner of police, Usman Adamu, disclosed this in Minna on Tuesday, adding that the suspect was arrested following a tip off by a team of the SARS operatives attached to the command.

Adamu said: “On 22nd March, 2020 at about 0800hrs, acting on a tip-off, a team of SARS operatives attached to the Command intercepted and arrested one Danjuma Toko ‘m’ 25yrs of Zuru, Kebbi State, at Kontagora park by Mobil Roundabout Minna, in the process of searching his luggage, six locally made revolver short gun with eighteen cartridges concealed in a bag of Garri were recovered.”

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According to Adamu, the suspect confessed that it was given to him by one Paul at Ogoja in Cross River to deliver same to his cousins, Kabiru Kanda and Dauda Kanda of Zuru town in Kebbi.

“During interrogation, he confessed that it was given to him by one Paul at Ogoja Cross River State to deliver same to his cousin brothers one Kabiru Kanda and Daudu Kanda both ‘m’ of Zuru town, Kebbi State. Case will soon be charged to court”, the commissioner added.

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