Police arrest suspected bandit and recover AK-47 in Kaduna community
The Kaduna State Police Command said its officers arrested a suspected bandit and recovered an AK-47 rifle in Mariri village, Saminaka, Lere local government area of the city. 'State,
Command spokesman Mohammed Jalige confirmed the arrest in a statement on Saturday in Kaduna.
Mr. Jalige said the command had received credible intelligence on alleged movements of illicit weapons around the village of Mariri, Saminaka in Lere LGA.
According to him, the police commissioner, Yekini Ayoku, ordered an immediate security cordon of the area which gave a positive result with the arrest of a suspected armed bandit on July 7, around 6:00 p.m.
>He explained that the tactical execution of this operation was in line with the directive of IGP Alkali B Usman, an intelligence-led policing operation as well as a community policing strategy aimed at suppressing crime in the egg.
“Preliminary investigations revealed that the 25-year-old suspect was from the same village of Mariri.
READ ALSO: Bandits abduct motorists on Abuja - Kaduna highway"The following items were recovered from him: an Ak47 rifle loaded with 29 rounds of 7.62 X 39mm live ammunition and a cell phone, as he confessed to being a member of a kidnapping and cattle rustling in the area.
"The Commissioner, while reiterating the IGP's directive, ordered a thorough investigation with the goal of arresting other gang members as well as recovering their operational logistics for prosecution," he said. he declared.
He said CP also called on communities to redouble their efforts to provide actionable, results-oriented intelligence such as this to help the command and its sister agencies minimize security challenges current in the state.
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The Kaduna State Police Command said its officers arrested a suspected bandit and recovered an AK-47 rifle in Mariri village, Saminaka, Lere local government area of the city. 'State,
Command spokesman Mohammed Jalige confirmed the arrest in a statement on Saturday in Kaduna.
Mr. Jalige said the command had received credible intelligence on alleged movements of illicit weapons around the village of Mariri, Saminaka in Lere LGA.
According to him, the police commissioner, Yekini Ayoku, ordered an immediate security cordon of the area which gave a positive result with the arrest of a suspected armed bandit on July 7, around 6:00 p.m.
>He explained that the tactical execution of this operation was in line with the directive of IGP Alkali B Usman, an intelligence-led policing operation as well as a community policing strategy aimed at suppressing crime in the egg.
“Preliminary investigations revealed that the 25-year-old suspect was from the same village of Mariri.
READ ALSO: Bandits abduct motorists on Abuja - Kaduna highway"The following items were recovered from him: an Ak47 rifle loaded with 29 rounds of 7.62 X 39mm live ammunition and a cell phone, as he confessed to being a member of a kidnapping and cattle rustling in the area.
"The Commissioner, while reiterating the IGP's directive, ordered a thorough investigation with the goal of arresting other gang members as well as recovering their operational logistics for prosecution," he said. he declared.
He said CP also called on communities to redouble their efforts to provide actionable, results-oriented intelligence such as this to help the command and its sister agencies minimize security challenges current in the state.
(NAN).
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