Eight persons have been apprehended over banditry-related crime in Zamfara, the police in the North Western state have disclosed.
The State police command spokesman, S P Mohammed Shehu, made the disclosure on Wednesday while addressing newsmen in Gusau.
According to him, said 15 locally fabricated firearms were also recovered from the suspects.
”One hundred and forty-six rounds of AK47 ammunitions, dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp and the sum of one million Naira were also recovered.
Shehu said the onslaught against bandits has resulted in the arrest of over two hundred and fifty suspects and recovery of arms and ammunition, such as AK 47, AK 49, Rocket launchers, RPGs, GPMGs, Lar and other high calibre of sophisticated rifles.
He added that the onslaught has drastically reduced the rate of crimes in the state against the high rate of crimes that were hitherto worrisome.
Shehu disclosed the recovery of that ten abandoned fabricated AK47 rifles and three fabricated Revolver pistols along Munhaye forest in Tsafe Local Government Area of the State.
“Police Tactical operatives on confidence building patrol along Tsafe – Munhaye forest, acted on intelligence report and conducted a rigorous patrol/stop and search towards arresting some gun runners who were on their way to Munhaye forest to supply arms to the bandits”
“The gun runners on noticing Police presence abandoned the sack containing the arms and ammunitions and fled into the thick forest”
“The Police operatives while on a spot search, recovered the said exhibits. Drag net has been sprayed to arrest the fleeing bandits”